Biliary atresia patients with elevated portal pressure at the time of Kasai operation have lower chances of success of this procedure and a higher risk of developing portal hypertension, even if bilirubin levels normalise after the operation. Measurement of PPI was simple and safe and better predicted the postoperative outcome than did the histological scores of liver fibrosis.
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