Bowel perforation after liver transplantation for biliary atresia: a retrospective study of care in the transition from children to adulthood.

Purpose: We evaluated the outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) in pediatric and adult patients with biliary atresia (BA). We focused on bowel perforation after LT (BPLT) as the most common surgical complication and analyzed its risk factors.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 70 BA patients who underwent LT.

Connexin43 plays an important role in lung development.

Objectives: Connexin43 (Cx43) is one of the proteins associated with gap junction. Connexin43 knockout mice die after birth owing to hypoplastic lungs. The purpose of this study was to analyze the hypoplastic lung of Cx43 knockout mice to clarify the role of the Cx43 during lung development.

Outcome and treatment in an antenatally diagnosed congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung.

Background: The natural history of patients with antenatally diagnosed congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung (CCAM) is still fully unknown. In symptomatic patients with respiratory distress, an operation is performed during the neonatal period. However, in asymptomatic patients, the optimal timing of the operation remains controversial.