Patient's question:
My good friend's child is almost one year old now. Since birth, the child has had white stools and yellow urine. Recently, the child has been crying frequently and experiencing pain in the liver area. The friend took the child for a check-up, and the doctor told me it is late-stage biliary atresia. I would like to ask how long can a person live with late-stage biliary atresia?Doctor's answer:
Hello, it's a pleasure to serve you. If you're lucky, the baby's lifespan will be the same as that of a normal person. However, the overall effect of biliary atresia is not very good. The most common cause of continuous jaundice in babies and infants is congenital biliary atresia, which is a result of abnormal development of the bile ducts during the embryonic stage in the abdomen or inflammatory lesions of the bile duct system. In general, in such cases, it's important to undergo surgery as soon as possible, as it can lead to better outcomes.