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KMID : 0371320110810040271
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2011 Volume.81 No. 4 p.271 ~ p.275
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Late complications and current status of long-term survivals over 10 years after Kasai portoenterostomy
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Jung Eun-Young
Park Woo-Hyun
Choi Soon-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: Whereas the Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is an accepted first line of surgery for bile drainage in infants with biliary atresia, its long-term effectiveness is not clear because its etiology and pathogenesis remains unknown. This study was aimed to investigate the late complications occurring in long-term survivors and the current status of living patients who survived over 10 years after KPE.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of the medical records of 32 patients who underwent KPE from 1990 to 2000 was done. We analyzed 10-year survival rates with the Kaplan-Meier method and the current status of the long-term survivors.
Results The overall 10-year survival rate by Kaplan-Meier method after KPE was 76.2%. Eight (25%) patients had died, including 4 who were transplanted. Nineteen (59.4%) patients survived over 10 years. Among them, 6 (31.6%) patients had portal hypertension, and 5 (26.3%) had episodes of cholangitis. Two had intrahepatic cyst and 2 had intestinal obstruction. Six (31.6%) patients have been well without any complications.
Conclusion: The long-term survival rate of biliary atresia is slightly improving. However, two thirds of patients suffer from various complications. One-third of survivors go on without any complication. As biliary atresia is known as a progressive inflammatory disease, careful life-long follow- up is needed in long-term survivals after KPE.
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KEYWORD
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Biliary atresia, Hepatic portoenterostomy, Survivors, Portal hypertension, Cholangitis
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