Prelaparotomy diagnosis of extrahepatic biliary atresia.
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The prelaparotomy diagnosis of extrahepatic biliary atresia.
The diagnostic accuracy of laboratory investigations in the prelaparotomy differentiation between extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) and intrahepatic disease (IHD) was assessed in 86 consecutive infants presenting with conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. Forty five infants had EHBA and 41 IHD. The mean serum bilirubin concentration, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) activity, and the GGT/aspartat...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 59 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983