Patient's question:
The child of my cousin is already 8 months old. Now, his stomach is particularly large, and his hands and feet are swollen. He suffers from congenital biliary atresia and is eating less and less, starting to vomit blood, and does not want to be treated anymore. Please ask: How long can a person with biliary atresia and vomiting blood live?Doctor's answer:
Mainly, it depends on the extent of liver function damage. Liver damage is very severe and dangerous. It is recommended that if the liver damage is relatively mild, active treatment can be initiated. Due to congenital biliary atresia, biliary atresia causes bile stasis, which in turn leads to liver damage. Generally, children will develop cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and hepatic coma, leading to death around the age of one. Biliary atresia can cause liver cirrhosis and liver failure, which may result in a very short lifespan.