IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-2-14068 Original Research Paper A RARE CASE OF BILIARY ATRESIA WITH IT‘S COMPLICATION OF PORTAL HYPERTENSION: A CASE REPORT Dhwani Upadhya Dr. Dr. Jainex Patel Dr. February 2018 7 2 01 02 ABSTRACT

 

Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive, idiopathic, fibro–obliterative disease of the extrahepatic biliary tree that presents with biliary obstruction exclusively in the neonatal period. It has been listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – the incidence is as low as only 1 patient in 10,000 to 20,000 live births. However, Biliary Atresia is the most common surgical cause of neonatal jaundice for which Liver Transplantation is indicated. We report a rare case of Biliary Atresia in a 6 months old female child who presented with jaundice and abdominal distension.