A case of biliary atresia: survival against all odds

ABSTRACT

Atresia of the biliary tree has always baffled the brightest of minds. Nothing about its etiology and pathogenesis up to the present, more so on its definitive management where success has always been elusivePresented is a case of a 2 month-old baby boy with congenital biliary atresia diagnosed within the golden period and subsequently managed with definitive surgeryThis paper was prepared to show that early recognition, diagnosis, proper timing and the appropriate surgical intervention are of utmost importance to assure patient survival. (Author)