Patient's question:
What are the symptoms of late-stage congenital biliary atresia in children? How long can a child live without surgery? My child is only one year old, and it's so pitiful. He has been having fever recently. I want to know if the fever is due to his own physical condition. What causes congenital biliary atresia?Doctor's answer:
The bile duct has one cystic duct, which forms a common bile duct with the hepatic duct. The common bile duct opens into the duodenum. Congenital biliary atresia is caused by congenital malformation of the bile ducts and is particularly prone to causing neonatal jaundice. Later-stage biliary obstruction is often caused by gallstones. Congenital biliary atresia can be treated surgically. After surgery, it can be completely cured. It is recommended to choose a regular hospital and seek surgical treatment from the pediatric hepatobiliary surgery department there.