Question
How much does it cost to treat biliary atresia with laparoscopic surgery?
Answer
Laparoscopic cholangio-ostomy surgery is the only curative method for congenital biliary atresia, with costs ranging from tens of thousands of yuan. This condition is common in full-term infants, often accompanied by jaundice and normal stool color. Jaundice usually appears between 2 to 3 weeks after birth, and sometimes may be misdiagnosed as physiological jaundice within a few days after birth. Biliary atresia in infants is one of the important diseases in digestive surgery and also one of the most common causes for pediatric liver transplantation.