Is surgery a possible cure for biliary atresia?

Yes: Biliary atresia is an unusual condition usually in newborn babies. Surgery can be used to bypass the blocked bile ducts. Each person and condition is different, and a pediatric surgeon specialist may know what is best.

Yes: One third of patients can be potentially cured if they get a kasai procedure in timely manner.

YES: Biliary atresia involves both intra- and extra hepatic bile duct pathology. Standard extrahepatic bypass can provide extended survival for a minority of patients. Liver transplantation provides the only possibility for cure, though it carries with it significant morbidity and mortality.