Author: Suchy, Frederick J. ; Sokol, Ronald J. ; & Balistreri, William F. ; editors:
Title: Liver Disease in Children : Third Edition
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 3rd Edition, orig.boards. 29x20cm, xvi,1030,(22)p. 22pp photoplates.. Minor rubbing. An ink mark to bottom page-edge. VG. ¶ 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" - Publisher's description. [ Contents : Liver development: from endoderm to hepatocyte -- Functional development of the liver -- Mechanisms of bile formation and cholestasis --The cholangiopathies -- Acute liver failure in children -- Cirrhosis and chronic liver failure -- Portal hypertension -- Laboratory assessment of liver function and injury in children -- Approach to the infant with cholestasis -- Medical and nutritional management of cholestasis in infants and children -- Neonatal hepatitis and congenital infections -- Biliary atresia and other disorders of the extrahepatic bile ducts ...]

Keywords: Pediatric Hepatology, Liver Diseases, Child Infant, Adolescent, Physiotherapy, Disease, Gastroenterology, ,