Audiological evaluation of infants and children with chronic cholestasis /
التقييم السمعى للرضع و الأطفال الذين يعانون من الركود المرارى المزمن
Zahraa Mohamed Yousry Khaled Elbohy ; Supervised Hanaa Mostafa Elkaraksy , Mona Hassan Selim , Hedayat Elsayed Mahmoud Elfouly
- Cairo : Zahraa Mohamed Yousry Khaled Elbohy , 2013
- 107 P. : charts ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of E.N.T
Cholestasis is defined as reduced canalicular bile flow. Elevated serum concentration of direct bilirubin is a principal sign of cholestasis, increased serum concentration of indirect bilirubin is present in most patients with choleatasis. Severe hyperbilirubinemia often results in hearing loss. However, the effect of low serum levels of indirect bilirubin on hearing levels in infants and children with chronic cholestasis has not been previously studied