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Presentation and treatment of biliary atresia Witt, Mauri
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Witt, M. (2018). Presentation and treatment of biliary atresia. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
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Stellingen behorende bij het proefschrift:
“Presentation and treatment of biliary atresia”
Mauri Witt
1) Insufficient recognition of acholic stools by parents, youth healthcare doctors and general practitioners contributes to the late diagnosis of biliary atresia in the Netherlands. (This thesis)
2) The Infant Stool Colour Card is a simple and effective screening tool for acholic stools and should therefore be implemented in the Netherlands.
(Hsiao et al Hepatology 2008, this thesis)
3) Implementation of the Infant Stool Colour Card in the Netherlands can be expected to improve the prognosis of infants with biliary atresia. (Lien et al Hepatology 2011, this thesis) 4) The Dutch vitamin K prophylactic regimen should be adapted towards a regimen of a single intramuscular dose of 1 mg of vitamin K at birth. (This thesis) 5) Endoscopic screening of all patients with biliary atresia for oesophageal varices is a bridge too far. (This thesis)
6) Reaching the age of two years with native liver is a prognostic milestone for patients with biliary atresia. (This thesis)
7) International collaboration is essential for further research into rare diseases. (This thesis) 8) You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. (Jon Kabat-Zinn) 9) Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world. (Marilyn Monroe) 10) One good thing about music; when it hits you, you feel no pain. (Bob Marley) 11) The eye does not see, what the mind does not know. (Amal Mattu) 12) Van een schouderklopje krijgt niemand een blessure. (Foppe de Haan)
