Journal of pediatric surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Kasai portoenterostomy: 12-year experience with a novel adjuvant therapy regimen.
The role of adjuvant therapy with corticosteroids and choleretics after Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia (BA) remains uncertain. Experience with a novel postoperative adjuvant therapy regimen is reported. ⋯ In this series, adjuvant postoperative treatment with a short course of oral dexamethasone and longer-term ursodeoxycholic acid significantly improved the outcome after Kasai portoenterostomy.