RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145454558
T1 Cholestasis, Extrahepatic: Choledochal Cyst
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145454558
RD 2024/04/25
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