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digestive system, bile produced, in the liver, biliary atresia, obstruction, the bile ducts, failure to develop, in the fetus, congenital condition, present at birth, biliary atresia, abnormal development, the bile ducts inside, outside the liver, purpose, the biliary system, remove waste products, liver, to carry bile salts necessary, fat digestion, small intestine, in babies, biliary atresia, bile flow, liver, gallbladder is blocked, lead to liver damage, cirrhosis, the liver, not treated, eventually be fatal, newborns, appear normal at birth but jaundice develops by the 2nd, 3rd week of life, infant, gain weight, the 1st month, weight loss, irritability develop, accompanied by increasing levels of jaundice, not known why the biliary system fails to develop, jaundice, a yellow color, the skin, eyes, present at birth, develop over several months, progressive, intermittent, absent weight gain, slow growth, child 0, 5 years old, irritability, dark urine, splenomegaly, enlarged spleen, pale, clay-colored, floating stools, foul-smelling stools, a physical examination, detect an enlarged liver, tests that reveal biliary atresia, increased bilirubin, in the blood, abdominal x-ray shows an enlarged liver, spleen, abdominal ultrasound, hida scan, nuclear test, bile flow, cholangiogram, patency of ducts, liver biopsy, degree of cirrhosis, to rule out other causes, jaundice, an operation, the kasai procedure, connect the liver, small intestine, bypassing the malformed ducts, most successful, performed, the baby is 10, 12 weeks old, a liver transplant, still ultimately be required, early surgical intervention, improve the survival of more than one-third of those, long-term benefit of liver transplant is not yet known, expected to improve survival, liver failure, infection, surgical complications, the kasai procedure, irreversible cirrhosis, child appears jaundiced, symptoms suggestive of this disorder develop.