DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM IN CHILDREN. 4TH EDITION

DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM IN CHILDREN. 4TH EDITION

Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL
Año de edición:
Materia
Digestivo
ISBN:
978-1-11-904690-5
Páginas:
648
N. de edición:
4
Idioma:
Inglés
Disponibilidad:
Disponibilidad inmediata

Descuento:

-5%

Antes:

221,00 €

Despues:

209,95 €

Contributors, vii
Foreword to the First Edition, x
Preface, xi
Acknowledgments, xii
• Section 1 Understanding the Liver
1 Structure, Function, and Repair of the Liver, 3
2 Liver Pathology in Children, 18
3 Liver Immunology and Its Application in Diseases, 24
4 Molecular Genetics and Liver Disease, 34
• Section 2 Investigating the Liver
5 Useful Investigations in the Assessment of Liver Disease, 41
• Section 3 Supporting the Child and Family
6 Multidisciplinary Approach to Liver Disease, 59
6.1 The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team, 60
6.2 The Role of the Dietitian, 68
6.3 The Role of the Psychologist, 76
• Section 4 Liver Disease in Pregnancy
7 The Effects of Liver Disease in Pregnancy on Mother and Child, 83
• Section 5 Liver Disease in Infancy
8 The Jaundiced Baby, 99
9 The Acutely Ill Baby, 127
10 Neonatal Hemochromatosis, 144
• Section 6 Liver Disease in Older Children
11 Autoimmune Liver Disease, 155
12 Drug ]Induced Liver Disease, 169
13 Viral Hepatitis, 191
14 Congenital and Structural Abnormalities of the Liver, 211
15 Non ]Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Childhood, 227
16 Hepatobiliary Disease in Cystic Fibrosis, 241
• Section 7 Acute Liver Disease
17 Non ]Viral Infectious Liver Disease, 259
18 Acute Liver Failure, 271
• Section 8 Metabolic Liver Disease
19 Metabolic Liver Disease in the Infant and Older Child, 291
20 Disorders of Copper Metabolism, 323
• Section 9 Management of Chronic Liver Disease
21 Complications and Management of Chronic Liver Disease, 343
• Section 10 The Liver and Other Organs
22 The Liver in Systemic Illness, 369
23 Skin Disorders in Liver Disease, 389
24 Dental Care of Children with Liver Disease, 405
• Section 11 Surgical Disorders of the Liver and Bile Ducts
25 Biliary Atresia and Other Causes of Surgical Jaundice in Infancy, 415
26 Liver Trauma in Children, 430
27 Surgical Management of Portal Hypertension, 439
28 Primary Hepatic Tumors, 459
29 Disorders of the Pancreas, 479
• Section 12 Transplantation
30 Anesthesia and Intensive Care in Pediatric Liver Disease, 501
31 Liver Transplantation, 512
32 Small ]Bowel Transplantation in Children, 538
33 Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation, 556
• Section 13 Liver Disease Around the World
34 Liver Disease in the Developing World, 571
• Section 14 Pediatric Liver Disease in Adult Life
35 Transition to Adult Care, 595
36 Pediatric Liver Disease: Surviving to Adult Life, 608

Index, 615

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