Patient's question:
Your baby is now 7 days old and has been crying non-stop. They don't eat much milk and seem uncomfortable. The neighbor suggested I go to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said my child has Type 1 Biliary Atresia. Can Type 1 Biliary Atresia be treated?Doctor's answer:
Hello! Congenital biliary atresia is one of the most important digestive surgical diseases in pediatric surgery and also the most common indication for pediatric liver transplantation. Typical cases involve full-term infants, most of whom show no abnormalities, with normal stool color. Jaundice generally becomes apparent gradually 2-3 weeks after birth, and in some cases, jaundice appears in the first few days of life and is initially misdiagnosed as physiological jaundice. Once a definitive diagnosis is made, timely surgical treatment is required, and the outcomes are generally good.