Visual stool examination--a screening test for infants with prolonged neonatal cholestasis

Visual stool examination--a screening test for infants with prolonged neonatal cholestasis

Visual inspection of stools for the presence or absence of bile pigment was evaluated prospectively to determine its value in differentiating between biliary atresia and hepatitis. In a group of 23 infants with prolonged neonatal cholestasis the presence of stool pigment excluded extrahepatic biliar...

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Veröffentlicht in:South African medical journal 1990-04, Vol.77 (7), p.358-359
Hauptverfasser: Brown, S C, Househam, K C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bile Pigments - analysis
Biliary Atresia - diagnosis
Cholestasis - enzymology
Cholestasis - etiology
Feces - analysis
Hepatitis - complications
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
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Zusammenfassung:Visual inspection of stools for the presence or absence of bile pigment was evaluated prospectively to determine its value in differentiating between biliary atresia and hepatitis. In a group of 23 infants with prolonged neonatal cholestasis the presence of stool pigment excluded extrahepatic biliary atresia, while its absence was suggestive of extrahepatic biliary atresia. This simple test was found to be more reliable than more sophisticated diagnostic techniques.
ISSN:0256-9574