A 40-day-old infant's bile duct is faintly visible - is it a bile duct obstruction?

Patient's question:

35 days to check the hospital bile duct is vaguely visible, intrahepatic ducts show clear, gallbladder partial thickening, echo normal

Doctor's answer:

Congenital biliary atresia should be surgically treated within 3 months after birth. The surgical outcome is better for patients with an age of less than 60 days at the time of surgery. Currently, the highest success rate is achieved with the hepatoduodenostomy. However, the possibility and effectiveness of surgery vary depending on the type of malformation. Surgical intervention for intrahepatic obstruction is challenging, and it is recommended that you take your child to the hepatobiliary surgery department as soon as possible.

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