Patient's question:
After the child was born, I noticed that the child's eyes and body were a bit yellow, so I took them to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said it was Type 1 biliary atresia. I want to know what Type 1 biliary atresia means?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal type I biliary atresia is a congenital liver disease that typically requires surgical treatment. It is caused by insufficient blood supply or infection around the bile ducts. Affected infants may exhibit symptoms such as yellow spots on the skin and sclera, clay-colored stools, hepatosplenomegaly, and ascites. The best current treatment is post-surgical intervention or liver transplantation. Surgical treatment can be effective. If surgery is delayed, the treatment outcome will be poor, and the mortality rate will be high. It is also important to monitor the health status of the newborn after surgery.