Mesh term Biliary Atresia
Browse to parent terms:Bile Duct Diseases
Digestive System Abnormalities
Description
Progressive destruction or the absence of all or part of the extrahepatic BILE DUCTS, resulting in the complete obstruction of BILE flow. Usually, biliary atresia is found in infants and accounts for one third of the neonatal cholestatic JAUNDICE.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
View this term at the NCBI website
