Patient's question:
The child from the relative's family is 29 days old, and their sclera is slightly yellow, and their body is also a bit yellow. The family is very worried. They are afraid it might be biliary atresia and want to go to the hospital for a check-up. Can an abdominal ultrasound for newborns help rule out biliary atresia?Doctor's answer:
Hello! Congenital biliary atresia is one of the most important digestive surgical diseases in pediatric surgery and the most common indication for pediatric liver transplantation. The typical case in infants is full-term delivery, most of whom are normal, with normal stool color. Jaundice generally gradually appears 2-3 weeks after birth, and some jaundice occurs in the first few days after birth and is misdiagnosed as physiological jaundice. Abdominal color Doppler ultrasound can confirm the diagnosis.