Long-term Results and Quality of Life Assessment in Biliary Atresia Patients: A 35-Year Experience in a Tertiary Hospital

OBJECTIVES:To review long-term transplant-free survival and quality of life (QOL) of patients with biliary atresia (BA). METHODS:A retrospective study reviewing all patients with Kasai operation between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 2015 was performed to evaluate the transplant-free survival. Sub...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2018-04, Vol.66 (4), p.570-574
Hauptverfasser:	Wong, Carol Wing Yan, Chung, Patrick Ho Yu, Tam, Paul Kwong Hang, Wong, Kenneth Kak Yuen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biliary Atresia - complications Biliary Atresia - mortality Biliary Atresia - surgery Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Liver Transplantation - adverse effects Liver Transplantation - methods Male Portoenterostomy, Hepatic - adverse effects Portoenterostomy, Hepatic - methods Prevalence Quality of Life Retrospective Studies Survival Analysis Tertiary Care Centers Treatment Outcome Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	OBJECTIVES:To review long-term transplant-free survival and quality of life (QOL) of patients with biliary atresia (BA). METHODS:A retrospective study reviewing all patients with Kasai operation between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 2015 was performed to evaluate the transplant-free survival. Subgroup analysis of patients older than 20 years was carried out to assess the QOL using the Short Form-36 Health Survey and incidences of disease-related complications. Comparison between patients with native and transplanted liver was performed using two-tailed independent samples t-test (P value
ISSN:	0277-2116 1536-4801
DOI:	10.1097/MPG.0000000000001854