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Abstract Cholestatat.!c disorders of ;infan.cy conatitute a major problem to the pediatrici,au. Urgent diagnosis is r,equired to start treatment. Msny investigations were ’ntroduced to deffe.entiate bile duct atresia from neon.atal hepatitis. Some of th.&Dl.are ~ay to pe’rform such 88 liver biopsy, ultrasonography and duodenal ~tubation. while others such aa radio-isotope ime.gil1& are expensive and difficult t·operform. ~he a1~ of this work was to assess the value o~ duodenal intubation in differential diagnosis of bile duct atresia and neonatal hepatitis. Evaluation of duodenal intubation and duodenal fluid collec on for b’lirubin content 8S a ai!l1ple and less expansive pz-ccedure or differentiation between biliary atreaia and neonatal hepat~tis not only toseleet patienta for surgery but also to avoici unnecea5~ ry surgery in patients with neonatal hepatitis. |