How long can you live with congenital biliary atresia?

  The survival period for congenital biliary atresia is determined by the child’s physical condition, the presence of complications, and the treatment.  If the child has developed gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatic encephalopathy and organ failure before receiving treatment, death may occur at any time and survival is usually no more than 2 years. However, if early detection, early treatment and timely liver transplantation can be performed, clinical evidence shows that their 1-year survival exceeds 90% and 2-year survival can reach 80%-85%; if the late prognosis is good and there is no obvious rejection of the liver, usually the children can survive for 10-30 years, or even reach long-term survival.  The early symptoms of congenital biliary atresia are mainly jaundice, white clay-like stools, and strong tea-like urine, so parents should take their children to the pediatric department for ultrasound examination as soon as they find any abnormality.