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Kasai procedure (portoenterostomy) is a surgical procedure to treat biliary atresia in newborns. It envolves mobilizing the liver to access the atretic bile ducts at the porta hepatis, preparing a jejunum Roeux en Y loop, | Kasai procedure (portoenterostomy) is a surgical procedure to treat biliary atresia in newborns. It envolves mobilizing the liver to access the atretic bile ducts at the porta hepatis, preparing a jejunum Roeux en Y loop, and anastomosing the loop in the porta hepatis. This corrects the obliterative cholangiopathy, leading to proper drainage of bile.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2066090/ Current management of biliary atresia]</ref> | ||
== Biliary atresia == | == Biliary atresia == |
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