Management of biliary atresia: To transplant or not to transplant

Table 1 Factors reported to be associated with native liver survival

Before the Kasai procedure	After the Kasai procedure	Other
Liver fibrosis	Jaundice clearance	Specialized institution
Ductal size	Cholangitis
Biliary atresia type according to Ohi classification	Total bilirubin
Portal hypertension	Serum creatinine
Biliary atresia splenic malformation syndrome	Portal hypertension
Age at the time of Kasai procedure	Serum albumin
	Corticosteroids
	Antibiotics