Liver Disease in Children
3rd Edition
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- Editors:
- Frederick J. Suchy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
- Ronald J. Sokol, University of Colorado, Denver
- William F. Balistreri, University of Cincinnati
- Date Published: June 2007
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- isbn: 9780511282553
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Completely revised new edition of the premier reference on pediatric liver disease. Liver Disease in Children, 3rd Edition provides authoritative coverage of every aspect of liver disease affecting infants, children, and adolescents. The book offers an integrated approach to the science and clinical practice of pediatric hepatology and charts the substantial progress in understanding and treating these diseases. Chapters are written by international experts and address the unique pathophysiology, manifestations, and management of these disorders in the pediatric population. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and features new contributions on liver development, cholestatic and autoimmune disorders, fatty liver disease, and inborn errors of metabolism. With the continued evolution of pediatric hepatology as a discipline, this text remains an essential reference for all physicians involved in the care of children with liver disease.
Read more- Third edition of the leading book on pediatric liver disease
- Thoroughly updated with new chapters on liver development, cholestatic and autoimmune disorders, fatty liver disease and inborn errors of metabolism
- Provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the science and clinical practice of pediatric hepatology
- Includes an eight page color insert with over ninety color photos
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'This book belongs in the library of everyone who practices pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology.' Seminars in Liver Disease
See more reviews'With this textbook, the field of pediatric hepatology steps out from behind the shadow of its adult counterparts and should be within arm's length of each medical and surgical practitioner who encounters children with liver disease.' Robert H. Squires, Jr, Practical Gastroenterology
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- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Date Published: June 2007
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511282553
- contains: 90 colour illus. 146 tables
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Part I:
1. Embryology and development of the liver Ken Zaret
2. Functional development of the liver Saul J. Karpen and Frederick J. Suchy
3. Mechanisms of cholestasis Saul Karpen and Frederick J. Suchy
4. The cholangiopathies V. J. Desmet and Tania Roskams
5. Fulminant hepatic failure in children Peter F. Whitington and Philip Squires
6. Cirrhosis and chronic liver failure in children Ronald E. Kleinman
7. Portal hypertension Benjamin Shneider
8. Laboratory assessment of liver function and injury in children Vicky Ng
Part II:
9. Approach to the infant with cholestasis Frederick Suchy
10. Medical and nutritional management of cholestasis Drew Feranchak and Ronald J. Sokol
11. Neonatal hepatitis and congenital infections Philip Rosenthal
12. Biliary atresia and other disorders of the extrahepatic bile ducts Fred Ryckman, Jorge Bezerra and William Balistreri
13. Neonatal jaundice and disorders of bilirubin metabolism Glenn R. Gourley
14. Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis Benjamin Shneider and Frederick Suchy
15. Alagille syndrome David Piccoli and Nancy Spinner
16. Diseases of the gallbladder James Heubi
Part III:
17. Acute and chronic viral hepatitis William F. Balistreri
18. Autoimmune hepatitis Giorgina Meili-Vergani
19. Sclerosing cholangitis William F. Balistreri
20. Drug and toxin-induced liver disease Eve Roberts
21. Immune deficiency and the liver Dino Hadzic
Part IV:
22. Laboratory diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism Piero Rinaldo
23. Alpha1antitrypsin deficiency David Perlmutter
24. The liver and biliary tract in cystic fibrosis Drew Frenanchak
25. Inborn errors of carbohydrate metabolism Fayez K. Ghishan
26. Disorders of copper metabolism Ronald J. Sokol
27. Disorders of iron metabolism Michael Narkewicz and Alex Knisely
28. Porphyrins and porphyria Robert Desnick
29. Tyrosinemia Grant Mitchell
30. The lysosomal storage diseases Gregory Grabowski
31. Disorders of bile acid metabolism Kenneth Setchell
32. Inborn errors of fatty acid oxidation Jamal Ibdah
33. Mitochondrial hepatopathies Ronald Sokol
34. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Jeffrey Swimmer
35. Perioxisomal disorders Paul Watkins and Kathleen Schwartz
36. Disorders of the urea cycle Mark Batshaw and Mendel Tuchman
Part V:
37. Bacterial, parasitic and fungal infections of the liver Donald Novak
38. Systemic disease and the liver John Bucuvalas and Michael K. Farrell
39. Fibrocystic liver disease Maureen Jonas and Antonio Perez-Atayde
40. Hepatic tumors in children Milton Finegold
41. Liver transplantation Frederick C. Ryckman, Maria Alonso, John Bucuvalas, and William Balistreri.
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