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19/Sep/2022
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022RC0072
ABSTRACT To relate omphalocele and biliary atresia and investigate possible embryological correlations that justify the simultaneous occurrence. A female preterm newborn diagnosed as omphalocele; cesarean delivery, weight 2,500g, 46 XX karyotype. Initially, the newborn remained fasting and on parenteral nutrition, and enteral diet was introduced later, with good acceptance. On the 12th day of life, the newborn presented direct hyperbilirubinemia, increased levels of liver enzymes and fecal acholia, with a presumptive diagnosis of biliary atresia. However, the ultrasound was inconclusive, […]
Keywords: Biliary atresia; Congenital abnormalities; Hernia, umbilical; Infant, Newborn; Jaundice