TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cholestasis, Extrahepatic: Choledochal Cyst A1 - Hay, Jr, William W. A1 - Levin, Myron J. A1 - Deterding, Robin R. A1 - Abzug, Mark J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics AB - Extrahepatic neonatal cholestasis is characterized byComplete and persistent cholestasis (acholic stools) in the first 3 months of lifeLack of patency of the extrahepatic biliary tree proved by intraoperative, percutaneous, or endoscopic cholangiographyFirm to hard hepatomegalyTypical features on histologic examination of liver biopsy tissueCause only 2–5% of cases of extrahepatic neonatal cholestasis; incidence is higher in girls and patients of Asian descentIn most cases, the clinical manifestations, basic laboratory findings, and histopathologic features on liver biopsy are indistinguishable from those associated with biliary atresia SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/08 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145454558 ER -