Lucas was born with Biliary Atresia and underwent a Kasai procedure in March 2024. The procedure involves removing the blocked bile ducts and gallbladder and replacing them with a segment of his ...

The success of the Kasai procedure is varied, but a good outcome is more likely if the operation is performed before 30 to 45 days of life. 1 Unfortunately, in the United States, infants with ...

SHE HAD HER FIRST MAJOR SURGERY AT THE AGE OF SIX WEEKS OLD, KNOWN AS THE KASAI PROCEDURE, WHERE THEY REMOVED HER GALLBLADDER AND ESSENTIALLY HOOKED HER LOWER INTESTINE TO HER LIVER TO HELP HER ...

He works under Dr. Dan Turner, chief of pediatric gastroenterology. Ledder said that an operation called the Kasai procedure, developed in Japan, can be performed to connect the liver to the small ...