Abnormalities of the bile duct or biliary atresia in infants became one of the causes of infant mortality is more famous lately. Because the parents are still minimal information on the symptoms and anticipation of this disorder. Symptoms were often not ignored.

Team members Gastroentero-Hepatology Consultant Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) DR dr. Oswari Hanifah, SP.A (K) said parents should always be alert to early symptoms of this disorder. Because the initial symptoms are similar to the habits of newborns in general, which is colored yellow. Typically, parents just thought hang in the traditions of keeping the baby everyday.

"These features, if you see a baby more than two weeks the skin and yellow eyes, dark urine and feces white, bring the baby to the hospital immediately," he said on the sidelines of the launch of the Foundation Bilqis Sehati the office of the Ministry of Health, on Thursday (16 / 9 / 2010).

According Hanifah, the first action must be done, namely kasai operation. This operation must be done before the baby was two months. "Why two months, because usually when the last two months, doctors have found cirrhosis of the liver of the child. The term, the broken line was long gone and damage the liver," he said.

In previous experiences, prior to two months, infants should undergo surgery kasai the manufacture of biliary tract and liver to the duodenum in anticipation. In some countries, like Japan, the impact of shampoo operation could make 50 percent of children survive until approximately 10 years.

While in the United States and France, the survival rate of about 20-40 percent capacity. However, according to Hanifa, the children will still have to undergo a liver transplant.

In Indonesia, each year found about 23 babies with atresia. This is what comes to the hospital. Yet that did not come. Comparison of birth 1:10 thousand-15 thousand.

Although the cause is also not yet known until now, Hanidah asked the new mother to discipline her baby checked. After two weeks of giving birth, the mother must check her baby to the hospital.

"The age of two weeks that time is important because it controls the time a baby the first time. Well, after that continue each week to posyandu," he added.