Patient's question:
Is greenish-white stool in a three-month-old baby a sign of biliary atresia?Doctor's answer:
Biliary atresia is a condition where the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts are obstructed, making it one of the most critical digestive surgical diseases in pediatric surgery. This disease is life-threatening. If it is complete biliary atresia, the baby's stool will be clay-colored and will not turn yellow. Why is active treatment not given? Biliary atresia can lead to liver failure because the liver cannot secrete bile that reaches the intestines, and bile does not participate in the stool. It is recommended to seek surgical treatment at the hospital.