On this page: - What is biliary atresia? - Who is at risk for
biliary atresia? - What are the symptoms of biliary atresia? -
What causes biliary atresia? - How is biliary atresia diagnosed?
- How is biliary atresia treated? - What are possible
complications after the Kasai procedure? - What medical care is
needed after a liver transplant? - Eating, Diet, and Nutrition -
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Information What is biliary atresia? Biliary atresia is a life-
threatening condition in infants in which the bile ducts inside
or outside the liver do not have normal openings. Bile ducts in
the liver, also called hepatic ducts, are tubes that carry bile
from the liver to the gallbladder for storage and to the small
intestine for use in digestion. Bile is a fluid made by the
liver that serves two main functions: carrying toxins and waste
products out of the body and helping the body digest fats and
absorb the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. With biliary
atresia, bile becomes trapped, b