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Determining Bile Duct Density in the Mouse Liver
Published on: April 30, 2019
Development and post-Kasai procedure prognostic relevance of histological features for biliary atresia
Xiaodan Xu1,2, Xueting Wang3, Meiyun Ding2
1Graduate College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Objectives:
To validate an appropriate evaluation method of liver fibrosis assessment based on the unique pathological features of biliary atresia (BA) that could well predict its prognosis.
Methods:
A total of 68 patients with BA who underwent Kasai procedure (KP) and an intraoperative liver biopsy, followed up from January 2019 to December 2021, were recruited in a retrospective analysis. Ishak, Metavir, and BA-specific staging systems in relation to outcomes were analyzed using logistic regression, COX proportional hazard regression, Kaplan-Meier analysis, etc. RESULTS: Kaplan-Meier analysis determined a significant difference in native liver survival according to the BA-specific stage (p = 0.002). The ROC curve analysis for predicting prognosis showed that the AUC of BA-specific staging combined with iBALF and severe bile duct proliferation (BDP) (0.811, 95% CI: 0.710-0.913, p < 0.0001) was higher than BA-specific staging alone (0.755, 95% CI: 0.639-0.872, p < 0.001).
Conclusions:
The BA-specific staging system reflects the condition of the liver fibrosis, and its combination with iBALF and severe BDP helps to better evaluate the prognosis of patients with BA.
