How To Treat Biliary Atresia

Liver Transplant

A large majority of the infants who underwent the Kasai surgery will end up needing a liver transplant by five years old. The requirement for a transplant is dependent upon the severity of the damage the bile duct blockage caused on the liver cells. Regardless, a transplant of the liver is a highly successful treatment for infants diagnosed with biliary atresia, especially with the knowledge and opportunities modern technology offers. More specifically, technological advances in treatment for biliary atresia allow for either a split liver or a reduced size transplant of the liver to take place. This is beneficial because previously, only children were considered suitable donors for transplants on other children. But with split liver and reduced size transplants, both adults and children can potentially be suitable donors for liver donations to infants.

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