BILIARY DISEASE

Question 1

what are the major anomalies?

Answer 1

agenesis
biliary atresia
-complete obstruction
-fetal and perinatal

Question 2

number 1 cause of death from liver disease in early childhood?

Answer 2

biliary atresia

Question 3

what are the two forms of biliary atresia?

Answer 3

fetal
-born lacking biliary tree; assoc with other anomalies
perinatal
-destruction of normally developed biliary tree

Question 4

what are the anatomic variations of congenital anomalies?

Answer 4

bilobed
duplication
folded fundus
aberrant locations