Cholangitis in Patients With Biliary Atresia Receiving Hepatoportoenterostomy: A National Database Study

This national database study of 1,112 biliary atresia patients identifies risk factors for post-hepatoportoenterostomy cholangitis, finding portal hypertension and black race increase risk while surgery after 90 days reduces it. Patients averaged 2 cholangitis episodes within 2 years, with recurrent cases linked to Asian race, public insurance, and portal hypertension.