Partial external biliary diversion in bile salt export pump deficiency: Association between outcome and mutation

Philipp Ellinger1, Jan Stindt1, Carola Dröge1

  • 1Philipp Ellinger, Jan Stindt, Sander H J Smits, Lutz Schmitt, Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.

Summary

Residual bile salt export pump (BSEP) function and substrate specificity impact the effectiveness of partial external biliary diversion (PEBD) for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 (PFIC-2). This highlights the importance of BSEP mutations in treatment outcomes.