Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System in Children

This market-leading book, with comprehensive coverage of the entire spectrum of liver disease in children, returns with 12 brand new chapters covering key areas in liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, and liver disease in infancy. Authored by the world s leading hepatologists and pediatricians and expertly edited by Deirdre Kelly, it covers the entire topic from pathology to diagnosis and clinical management, and in all stages of childhood from the unborn baby through to infancy, and from childhood to the transition into adolescence. Hepatologists, pediatricians and gastroenterologists of all levels will find it an essential tool to consult time and time again

This market-leading book, with comprehensive coverage of the entire spectrum of liver disease in children, returns with 12 brand new chapters covering key areas in liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, and liver disease in infancy.Authored by the world's leading hepatologists and pediatricians and expertly edited by Deirdre Kelly, it covers the entire topic from pathology to diagnosis and clinical management, and in all stages of childhood from the unborn baby through to infancy, and from childhood to the transition into adolescence. Hepatologists, pediatricians and gastroenterologists of all levels will find it an essential tool to consult time and time again

Chapter 1: Structure, Function and Repair of the LiverChristoph Leiskau, Ulrich BaumannChapter 2: Liver pathology in childrenRachel M BrownChapter 3: Liver immunology and its application in diseasesHannah Jeffery, Katie Stirling, Ye Htun OoChapter 4: Molecular Genetics and Liver DiseasePaul GissenChapter 5: Useful Investigations in the Assessment of Liver DiseaseWay S Lee, Deirdre A. KellyChapter 6: The Role of the Multidisciplinary TeamLindsay Hogg, Kelly Guthrie, Sara Clarke, Jacqueline BlythChapter 7: The Effects of Liver Disease in pregnancy on Mother and ChildJane Hartley, Hanns-Ulrich MarschallChapter 8: The jaundiced babyJane HartleyChapter 9: The Acutely Ill BabyPatrick J. McKiernanChapter 10: Neonatal hemochromatosisAmy G. Feldman, Estella M. Alonso, Peter F. WhitingtonChapter 11: Autoimmune Liver DiseaseGiorgina Mieli-Vergani, Diego VerganiChapter 12: Drug Induced Liver DiseaseNoelle H. Ebel, Karen F. MurrayChapter 13: Viral HepatitisMona Abdel- Hady, William TongChapter 14: Congenital and Structural Abnormalities of the LiverLarissa Kerecuk, Patrick McKiernanChapter 15: Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis in ChildhoodClaudia Della Corte, Antonella Mosca, Vincenzina Lucidi, Arianna Alterio, Valerio NobiliChapter 16: Hepatobiliary Disease in Cystic FibrosisCarla Colombo, Dominique DebrayChapter 17: Chapter Non-viral infectious liver diseaseSamantha Lissauer, Shiva RamroopChapter 18: Acute Liver FailureEstella M. Alonso, Robert H. SquiresChapter 19: Metabolic Liver Disease in the Infant and Older ChildAnupam Chakrapani, Paul GissenChapter 20: Disorders of Copper MetabolismThomas Müller, Stuart TannerChapter 21: Complications and Management of Chronic Liver DiseaseNoelle H. Ebel, Simon P. HorslenChapter 22: The Liver in Systemic IllnessSue BeathChapter 23: Skin Disorders in Liver DiseaseIndra D.M. van Mourik, Malobi Ogboli, Michelle ThomsonChapter 24: Dental Care of Children with Liver DiseaseMarie Therese Hosey, Victoria ClarkChapter 25: Biliary Atresia and other Causes of Surgical Jaundice in InfancyErica Makin, Mark DavenportChapter 26: Liver Trauma in ChildrenAB (Sebastian) van As, Alastair JW MillarChapter 27: Surgical Management of Portal HypertensionJean de Ville de GoyetChapter 28: Primary Hepatic TumoursBruce Morland, Khalid SharifChapter 29:Disorders of the PancreasHeiko Witt, Narendra Battula, Darius MirzaChapter 30: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Paediatric Liver DiseaseP Bromley, J Bennett, R NealChapter 31: Liver TransplantationDeirdre A. Kelly, Paolo MuiesanChapter 32: Small-Bowel Transplantation in ChildrenGirish Gupte, George MazariegosChapter 33: Combined Liver and Kidney TransplantationThamara Perera, David V MilfordChapter 34: Liver Disease in the Developing WorldVidyut Bhatia, Wafa Al Qabandi, Liz Goddard, Quak Senghock, Anupam SibalChapter 35: Transition to adult careJo Wray, Jessica WrightChapter 36: Paediatric Liver Disease surviving to Adult LifeJames Ferguson