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This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of adjuvant steroid therapy on the surgical prognosis of BA.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    We searched related studies published in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database up to May 2022. Data on the effect of steroid use on the clinical prognosis of the patients, including the jaundice clearance rate (JCR), native liver survival rate (NLSR) at 6, 12, and 24\u00a0months after KP, and the incidence of cholangitis, were extracted. Subgroup analyses based on age at KP, administration method, initial dosage, and steroid type were conducted. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata\/SE 12.0.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Eleven articles (a total of 1,032 patients) were included in the present meta-analysis. The results demonstrated that postoperative adjuvant steroid therapy improved JCR at the 6\/12\/24-month follow-up (RR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.18\u20131.55,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt; 0.001; RR:1.49, 95% CI, 1.12\u20131.99,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.006; RR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.14\u20131.75,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.002) and improved NLSR at the 24-month follow-up (RR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.03\u20131.68,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.028). However, steroids could not significantly improve NLSR at the 6\/12-month follow-up (RR: 1.06; 95% CI: 0.98\u20131.15;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.17; RR: 1.22; 95% CI: 0.97\u20131.54;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.095), and might not decrease the incidence of postoperative cholangitis (RR: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.60\u20131.01,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.058). Furthermore, subgroup analyses confirmed that three variables (age at KP, administration method, and initial dosage) could affect the efficacy of steroids in BA patients.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Postoperative adjuvant steroid therapy can significantly improve bile flow. The superiority of steroid therapy was more remarkable in patients aged \u226470\u00a0days at KP than in those aged &amp;gt;70\u00a0days. Additionally, intravenous followed by oral steroid administration method and medium initial dosage seemed to have the more reliable efficiency on bile flow. And patients treated by steroid had better long-term (24-month) native liver survival, but there is no significant effect on short-term native liver survival and postoperative cholangitis. 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