children s health issues
Biliary Atresia
Prognosis for Biliary Atresia
Biliary atresia gets progressively worse. If untreated, it causes irreversible scarring of the liver ( Cirrhosis of the Liver ) by the time the infant is several months of age, then liver failure, and death by 1 year of age. The long-term prognosis varies and depends on many factors. 