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==History and Symptoms==
Initially, the symptoms are indistinguishable from [[Jaundice#Neonatal jaundice|neonatal jaundice]], a common phenomenon.

Symptoms are usually evident between two and six weeks after birth.

Infants and children with biliary atresia have progressive cholestasis with all the usual concomitant features: 
*[[Jaundice]]
*Pale stools
*Dark urine
*[[Pruritus]]
*Malabsorption with growth retardation
*Eventually [[cirrhosis]] with [[portal hypertension]].
*Swollen abdominal region[[(Ascites)]] and 
*Large hardened liver (which may or may not be observable by the naked eye).

==References==

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[[Category:Gastroenterology]]
[[Category:Hepatology]]
[[Category:Pediatrics]]
[[Category:Congenital disorders]]
[[Category:Rare diseases]]
[[Category:Neonatology]]
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Needs overview]]