Neonatal Cholestasis
Neonatal Cholestasis
Neonatal Cholestasis
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Biliary Atresia<br />
1:8,000-15,000 live births<br />
Accounts for 30% of all cases of<br />
cholestasis in infants<br />
Female>Male<br />
Asians>African Americans>Caucasian<br />
Most frequent cause of chronic end-stage<br />
liver disease in children<br />
Leading indication for liver transplantation<br />
in the pediatric population (40-50% of all<br />
liver transplants)