# S7 Ep176: Before Bile Stops: Biliary Atresia

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cribsiders-439145/s7-ep176-before-bile-stops-biliary-atresia
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cribsiders-439145/s7-ep176-before-bile-stops-biliary-atresia.md
Podcast: [The Cribsiders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cribsiders-439145)
Published: 2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8899764
Audio file: https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/audioboom.com/posts/8899764.mp3?modified=1778041097&sid=5074880&source=rss
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cribsiders-439145/episodes/s7-ep176-before-bile-stops-biliary-atresia
Duration seconds: 4798

## Resource

In this episode, we break down biliary atresia from bilirubin metabolism basics and the differences between conjugated and direct bilirubin. We cover practical and novel screening tools for the primary care provider to ensure prompt diagnosis, as well as next steps for confirmatory diagnosis. We finally dive into the Kasai Procedure, which if done early, is a life saving procedure which can delay and even prevent liver transplantation.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cribsiders-439145/episodes/s7-ep176-before-bile-stops-biliary-atresia/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cribsiders-439145/s7-ep176-before-bile-stops-biliary-atresia.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.