Biliary Atresia

Gallvägsatresi

Svensk definition

Frånvaro av öppning i gallgångarna, vanligen i gallgångarna utanför levern.

Engelsk definition

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.

Svenska synonymer

Biliär atresi Intrahepatisk gallvägsatresi

Engelska synonymer

Atresia, Biliary Intrahepatic Biliary Atresia Atresia, Intrahepatic Biliary Biliary Atresia, Intrahepatic Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic Atresia, Extrahepatic Biliary Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Idiopathic Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Familial Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia