Relevant factors for early liver transplantation after Kasai portoenterostomy.

BACKGROUND To explore the relevant factors for early liver transplantation (LT) after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP). METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed for 200 children with biliary atresia, who underwent LT with hepatic failure after KP. According to the interval between KP and LT, they were divided into three groups: G1 (≤6-month), G2 (6-month~ 2-year) and G3 (> 2-year). Gender, age of Kasai portoenterostomy, jaundice-clearance, cholangitis after KP and liver function indexes before LT were compared among the three groups. RESULTS The proportion of patients with age of KP (≤90-day) in G1 was lower than that in G3 (P = 0.003). Jaundice-clearance occurred in 6 (7.6%), 26(28.6%) and 26 (86.7%) patients after KP in G1, G2 and G3 respectively (P   90-day was lower than that of children at operation age ≤ 90-day (P = 0.002). The NLS rate of the children with jaundice-clearance after KP was significantly better than that of the children without jaundice-clearance (P   90-day), jaundice-unclear and early cholangitis could reduce the NLS time after KP, which were related to early liver transplantation. Jaundice-unclear was a risk factor for early liver transplantation.