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Preferred term

Biliary Atresia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Entry terms

  • Atresia, Biliary

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H9PHW4W5-4

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