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Table 3 Association among histopathological findings of liver biopsy in BA patients after Kasai procedure

From: Histopathological findings for prediction of liver cirrhosis and survival in biliary atresia patients after Kasai procedure

Histopathological findings

Bile duct proliferation

p-value

OR (95% CI)

Severe

Moderate/mild

Cholestasis

√ Severe

18

1

7.3 × 10−5*

28.5 (3.4–242.1)

√ Moderate/mild/absent

12

19

  

Portal inflammation

√ Severe

17

1

2 × 10−4*

24.8 (2.9–210.5)

√ Moderate/mild

13

19

  

Giant cell transformation

√ Positive

15

13

0.39

0.5 (0.2–1.7)

√ Negative

15

7

  
 

Cholestasis

  
 

Severe

Moderate/mild/absent

  

Portal inflammation

√ Severe

11

7

0.016*

4.7 (1.4–16.3)

√ Moderate/mild

8

24

  

Giant cell transformation

√ Positive

8

20

0.15

0.4 (0.1-

√ Negative

11

11

 

1.3)

 

Portal inflammation

  
 

Severe

Moderate/mild

  

Giant cell transformation

√ Positive

11

17

0.77

1.4 (0.4–4.5)

√ Negative

7

15

  
  1. BA biliary atresia, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *, p < 0.05 is considered statistically significant