Nagoya University · Medicine
Professor Hiroo Uchida's research lab specializes in pediatric surgical innovation, with a primary focus on minimally invasive techniques for treating biliary atresia. The lab investigates the feasibility, safety, and outcomes of laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy and laparoscopic revision surgery, aiming to improve long-term biliary drainage and reduce postoperative complications. Their work contributes to advancing surgical standards in pediatric hepatobiliary surgery through clinical research and comparative outcomes analysis.
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Laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy was associated with several favorable perioperative outcomes compared with open Kasai portoenterostomy. The difference of surgical approach was not a significant independent predictor.
Purpose. Kasai portoenterostomy is the standard therapy for biliary atresia (BA). If Kasai is unsuccessful, there is controversy over whether revision of Kasai restores adequate biliary drainage. Although there are several reports of laparoscopic Kasai (Lap-Kasai), none has described laparoscopic revision (Lap-revision). The purposes of this study were to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of Lap-revision. Methods. 65 patients underwent open Kasai between November 2001 and November 2013, and
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