Usefulness of a scoring system in the interpretation of histology in neonatal cholestasis

Table 4 Clinical and histological characteristics of 3 patients with biliary atresia diagnosed histologically as neonatal hepatitis by the author

Patient	Bilirubin total/conj. (μmol/L)	γGT (IU/L)	RHBS	Liver biopsy			Reasons for exploratory laparotomy
				Days	Route	Major histological findings
NKC	154/120	179	Non-excretory	34	Percutaneous	Inadequate number of portal tracts. No portal bile duct and pale stools proliferation. Hepatocytic degeneration and swelling, occasional giant cells formation	Persistent jaundice
SQ	189/153	442	Non-excretory	45	Percutaneous	Biopsy material fragmented. Giant cells transformation and pale stools. Intra-hepatocytic cholestasis and bile plug formation	Persistent jaundice
LQY	124/109	144	Non-excretory	78	Operative	Mild ductular proliferation and lymphocytic infiltration of portal tracts

conj.: Conjugated; γGT: γ glutamyl transferase; RHBS: Radionuclide hepatobiliary scintigraphic study.