Prevalencia de atresia de vías biliares en pacientes de 1 mes a 5 meses de edad en el Hospital Pediátrico Francisco Icaza Bustamante de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el año 2018-2019.

Abstract

Bile duct atresia is a chronic and progressive liver problem that develops shortly after birth. It is a rare disease of the bile ducts (pathways through which bile and other substances flow in the liver) that only affects babies. Objective: To determine the prevalence of bile duct atresia in patients from 1 month to 5 months of age at the Francisco Icaza Bustamante Pediatric Hospital in the city of Guayaquil in the year 2018-2019. Methodology: Type of study descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional, quantitative, Sample 58 patients Instrument: Indirect observation matrix Technique: Indirect observation guide Results: 40% of patients with bile duct atresia present the sign of jaundice. It was possible to show that 56% of the patients present the symptom of hyperthermia. The type of bile duct atresia Type III is the one shown by 40% of patients suffering from this pathology. In invasive diagnostic means, laboratory tests have 85%, in non-invasive ones, imaging tests have a higher percentage with 95%. In surgical treatment, it is the Kasai that is found with 97%, which were processed by Microsoft Excel. Conclusions: The foregoing allows us to conclude that the 58 patients who were diagnosed with bile duct atresia in a period of 2018 and 2019, the vast majority presented generalized jaundice, coluric diuresis and acholic stools, helping the health professional to diagnose with more efficiency and speed of this type of pathology since in newborns it is difficult to diagnose them due to their hepatic prematurity.