Clinical Practice Update:Biliary Atresia | ||||
| Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 105-112 PDF (302.19 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/menj.2025.416883 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Doaa Mahmoud Hamid El khouly1; Maha Ebrahim Khalifa2; Yahya Ahmed Mortada Fayed3; Hanaa Mabrouk Ahmed4 | ||||
| 1Nursing Specialist at National Liver Institute, Menoufia University | ||||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| 3Lecturer of HPB Surgery, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University | ||||
| 4Assist. Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare inflammatory sclerosing obstructive cholangiopathy that initiates in infancy as complete choledochal blockage and progresses to the involvement of intrahepatic biliary epithelium. Children with BA are usually presented with jaundice. A greenish-yellow color is observed; acholic stool and dark urine usually accompany jaundice. Biliary atresia may be suspected prenatally, when a cystic structure is observed in the portahepatis. Biliary atresia is usually diagnosed by performing liver enzymes, direct& indirect bilirubin. Levels of (GGT) and (Alk-p), are higher than hepatocellular enzymes, such as (ALT) and (AST). Special attention should be paid to GGT as well as liver biopsy. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Biliary atresia; jaundice | ||||
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