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Background Biliary atresia (BA), a chronic inflammatory disease of bile ducts, is characterized by the obliteration of bile flow. The aim of the present study was to investigate serum retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) in postoperative BA patients and the association of RBP4 with clinical parameters and liver stiffness scores. Methods A number of forty-eight BA patients post Kasai operation and 24...