Gender |
Male |
14 (54) |
Female |
12 (46) |
Age at diagnosis (days) |
126 ± 77.9 |
Biliary atresia type |
Type 1 |
0 |
Type 2a |
6 (23) |
Type 2b |
2 (8) |
Type 3 |
18 (69) |
Pre-operative body weight (kg) |
5.5 ± 2.4 |
Pre-operative laboratory findings |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) |
10.8 ± 5.4 (≤ 1.0) |
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) |
8.4 ± 2.7 (0–0.2) |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L) |
140 ± 75.1 (≤ 41) |
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/L) |
231.7 ± 98.0 (≤ 40) |
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (U/L) |
568.5 ± 249.8 (≤ 462) |
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) (U/L) |
544.4 ± 341.9 (7–64) |
Albumin (g/dL) |
3.3 ± 0.6 (3.9–4.9) |
International normalized ratio (INR) |
1.9 ± 1.6 (0.9–1.1) |
White blood cells (×103/μL) |
13.9 ± 8.3 (4.5–13.5) |
Neutrophil (%) |
41.0 ± 14.1 (35.0–65.0) |
Lymphocyte (%) |
42.5 ± 19.4 (23.0–53.0) |
Pre-operative portal hypertension features |
Esophageal varices |
3 (12) |
Splenomegaly |
10 (38) |
Platelet (×103/μL) |
315.4 ± 176.8 (150–450) |
Ascites |
15 (58) |
Age at Kasai procedure performed (days) |
< 60 |
2 (8) |
≥ 60 |
24 (92) |
Histopathological findings of liver biopsy |
Liver cirrhosis |
11 (42) |
Non-liver cirrhosis |
15 (58) |
Sonography findings |
Undetectable gallbladder |
11 (42) |
Triangular cord sign |
5 (19) |
Outcomes |
Survived |
15 (58) |
Died |
11 (42) |
Cause of death |
Septic shock |
2 (18) |
Pulmonary edema |
2 (18) |
Hemorrhagic shock |
1 (9) |
Aspiration pneumonia |
2 (18) |
Hepatopulmonary syndrome |
1 (9) |
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome |
3 (27) |