"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 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biliary Atresia" by people in Profiles.
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Nutrition Support Adequacy in Children with Biliary Atresia After Liver Transplant. Nutrients. 2025 Dec 31; 18(1).
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A phase 2 trial of short-term intravenous N-acetylcysteine in biliary atresia after Kasai portoenterostomy. Hepatol Commun. 2025 07 01; 9(7).
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Liver Transplantation in 3 Cholestatic Infants With History of COVID Exposure. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2025 Jul-Aug; 28(4):244-252.
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Postoperative outcomes of acute-on-chronic liver failure in infants and children with biliary atresia. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 05; 28(3):e14736.
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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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Characteristics of infections and their risk factors in children with biliary atresia. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2023 04; 47(4):102109.
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Diagnostic Yield of Newborn Screening for Biliary Atresia Using Direct or Conjugated Bilirubin Measurements. JAMA. 2020 03 24; 323(12):1141-1150.
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Clinical Consequences of Cardiomyopathy in Children With Biliary Atresia Requiring Liver Transplantation. Hepatology. 2019 03; 69(3):1206-1218.
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Factors Influencing Time-to-diagnosis of Biliary Atresia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Jun; 66(6):850-856.
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Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Young Children with Biliary Atresia and Native Liver: Results from the ChiLDReN Study. J Pediatr. 2018 05; 196:139-147.e3.