Biliary Atresia

"Biliary Atresia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D001656
MeSH Number(s)	C06.130.120.123 C06.198.125 C16.131.314.125
Concept/Terms	Biliary Atresia Biliary Atresia Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic Atresia, Extrahepatic Biliary Biliary Atresias, Extrahepatic Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Extrahepatic Biliary Atresias Atresia, Biliary Familial Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Familial Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Idiopathic Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Idiopathic Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia

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Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Biliary Tract Diseases [C06.130]
Bile Duct Diseases [C06.130.120]
Biliary Atresia [C06.130.120.123]
Digestive System Abnormalities [C06.198]
Biliary Atresia [C06.198.125]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Digestive System Abnormalities [C16.131.314]
Biliary Atresia [C16.131.314.125]

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