Features and prognosis of cytomegalovirus-associated biliary atresia: a retrospective study

Autor: Le Li, Zhong Wei, Xi-Si Guan, Wang Zhe, Qiu-Ming He, Yue Wu, Yu Jiakang
Rok vydání: 2020
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Popis: Purpose To investigate the relationship between cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and biliary atresia (BA) onset, development and short-term prognosis after Kasai operation. Methods A retrospective study was conducted. BA Patients with obstructive jaundice and tested for CMV infection were included and grouped by CMV-IgM and CMV-DNA test results, between-group differences of preoperative blood tests and short-term prognosis indicators were investigated for the statistical significance. Results the CMV infection rate was higher in BA patients compared with non-BA jaundiced patients. Higher preoperative gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level and lymphocyte percentage (Lym%) were significantly corelated with the CMV infection in BA patients. CMV(+) BA Patients had similar short-term outcome comparing with CMV(-) patients. IgM(+)DNA(+) group had highest GGT, total bilirubin (TBiL) and direct bilirubin (DBiL) level. IgM(-)DNA(+) group had the lowest GGT and the highest alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level. IgM(+)DNA(-) group had the highest bodyweight and lymphocyte percentage. The IgM (+)DNA (-) group had more patient achieved complete jaundice clearance than other groups. Conclusion CMV infection may associate to BA development and progression. Perioperative antivirus treatments may be necessary for improving outcome. Better elucidation of the underlying mechanism will require further investigation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE