WALKER´S PEDIATRIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE. 2 VOLS.

The revision of this definitive reference work (in two volumes) is dedicated to the maintenance of a comprehensive approach to the practice of Paediatric Gastroenterology. The text of the fifth edition was extensively reviewed to assess the continuing relevance and as a result, the size and content of various sections have been modified and new chapters have been added. Each author, selected because of particular expertise in the field, has provided an authoritative and comprehensive account of his/her topic.Chapters have been reorganised such that normal anatomy, physiology, biochemistry is followed by pathology and disease states with diagnosis and treatment. It added emphasis on the genetic and molecular biology that underpins pathological states. The book fully covers the syllabus necessary for paediatric gastroenterologists in training, not only in North America, but throughout the world. It is regularly brought up to date, with assessment of the quality of the chapters on each new edition.

About the Author

Ronald Kleinman MD Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Olivier-Jean Goulet MD Professor of Pediatrics Rene Descartes University Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital Giorginia Mieli-Vergani MD Director, Pediatric Liver Service Professor in Pediatric Hepatology Guy's, King's and St. Thomas School of Medicine King's College, London Ian Sanderson MD, FRCP Director, Digestive Diseases, Clinical Academic Unit St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary, University of London Philip Sherman MD, FRCPC Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Dentistry The Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto Benjamin Shneider MD Professor of Pediatrics Director of Pediatric Hepatology Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh