Patient's question:
My friend's child is almost one year old now. Since birth, their stool has been pale, and their urine has been yellow. Recently, they have been crying frequently and experiencing pain in the liver area. My friend took the child for a check-up, and the doctor diagnosed it as late-stage biliary atresia. How long can someone live with late-stage biliary atresia?Doctor's answer:
Hello! Most infants with typical congenital biliary atresia are full-term, and most are normal, with normal stool color. Jaundice usually appears gradually 2-3 weeks after birth, and in some cases, jaundice occurs in the first few days after birth and is misdiagnosed as physiological jaundice. Deficiency of various fat-soluble vitamins may appear later. Vitamin D deficiency can be accompanied by rickets and widespread epiphyses. Congenital biliary atresia is one of the most important digestive surgical diseases in pediatrics. If not treated in time, liver transplantation can only be performed later.