Treatment will depend on the type of congenital liver defect your child has. Surgery may be needed.
If your child has a choledochal cyst, he or she must have surgery to remove the cyst and allow normal bile flow. The type of surgery will depend on where the cyst is located, as well as other factors.
Infants with biliary atresia are treated with a type of surgery called the Kasai procedure. This removes the damaged bile ducts and replaces them with a section of small intestine. Bile then flows right to the small intestine. A liver transplant may be needed.