A comparison of spur valve and percutaneous enterostomy in Roux-Y portoente rostomy for biliary atresia

Objective To compare the advantages and disadvantages of two procedures: Roux-Y with enterostomy and Roux-Y with spur valve in the treatment of biliary atresia.Methods Twenty-four patients with biliary atresia underwent hepatic portoenterostomy with percutaneous jejunal enterostomy (Group A) and 24 patients underwent Roux-Y with antireflux spur valve (Group B). Clinical data were reviewed retrospectively. Results Ten patients remained alive in the Group A. Among them, 9 survived without jaundice, the oldest one being 9-years old. One of the 9 patients had portal hypertension. The remaining one who survived with jaundice and portal hypertension was 8-years old at follow up. Ten patients in the Group B remained alive. Of them, 8 survived without jaundice and 2 with jaundice.Conclusions Two surgical procedures had similar effects in preventing reflux cholangitis, while spur valve has the benefit of quitting cutaneous enterostomy.