What are the possible outcomes for patients after a Kasai procedure?
Normal restoration of bile flow and recovery of liver function occurs in approximately one third of children who undergo the Kasai procedure. These children may not require liver transplantation. The remaining two thirds of children who undergo the Kasai procedure will not have adequate bile flow and liver function, and will eventually require liver transplantation. Of this group, half will need transplantation soon after the Kasai procedure and half will need transplantation at a later time.
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