"Biliary Atresia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.120.123 C06.198.125 C16.131.314.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Biliary Atresia- Biliary Atresia
- Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic
- Atresia, Extrahepatic Biliary
- Biliary Atresias, Extrahepatic
- Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia
- Extrahepatic Biliary Atresias
- Atresia, Biliary
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biliary Atresia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Biliary Atresia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biliary Atresia" by people in Profiles.
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The association of human milk intake and outcomes in biliary atresia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Jan; 80(1):163-173.
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Population-based screening strategies for biliary atresia in the newborn: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0307837.
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"Where Did This Come From?": Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Biliary Atresia After Kasai Procedure. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 May 30; 13(5):282-284.
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Postoperative outcomes of acute-on-chronic liver failure in infants and children with biliary atresia. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 May; 28(3):e14736.
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Diagnostic accuracy of serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 as a biomarker of biliary atresia in a large North American cohort. Hepatology. 2024 07 01; 80(1):152-162.
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Protein biomarkers GDF15 and FGF21 to differentiate mitochondrial hepatopathies from other pediatric liver diseases. Hepatol Commun. 2024 01 01; 8(1).
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Biliary atresia and liver transplantation in the United States: A contemporary analysis. Liver Int. 2023 10; 43(10):2198-2209.
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Elevated bile acids are associated with left ventricular structural changes in biliary atresia. Hepatol Commun. 2023 05 01; 7(5).
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Exome-wide assessment of isolated biliary atresia: A report from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study using child-parent trios and a case-control design to identify novel rare variants. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 06; 191(6):1546-1556.
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Characteristics of infections and their risk factors in children with biliary atresia. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2023 04; 47(4):102109.