Question
What is Neonatal Type I Biliary Atresia?
Answer
Neonatal Type I Biliary Atresia is a congenital liver disease that typically requires surgical treatment. This condition is caused by insufficient blood supply around the bile ducts or infection, leading to symptoms such as yellowish spots on the skin and sclera, clay-colored stools, enlarged liver and spleen, and ascites. The best treatment currently available is postoperative surgery or liver transplantation. Surgical treatment can cure this disease, but if surgery is delayed, the effectiveness of the treatment may be reduced, and the mortality rate is quite high. It is also important to pay attention to the newborn’s health after surgery.