Description
Diseases of the Liver in Children: Evaluation and Management provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of pediatric liver disease, with a practical approach useful for the primary care provider or general gastroenterologist. With an emphasis on tables and images, this book serves as a reference for understanding basic hepatic processes and the significance of laboratory findings. It also discusses the state of the art of diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect the pediatric liver. The text captures the key elements of treatment and monitoring important for the primary care provider partnering in the care of these patients with pediatric hepatologists. The current state of transplantation and other surgical approaches are also discussed. The importance of aggressive bowel rehabilitation in the prevention of end-stage total parenteral nutrition-induced liver disease is also covered. Written by experts in their fields and including the most up to date clinical information, Diseases of the Liver in Children: Evaluation and Management serves as a very useful resource for physicians. Karen F. Murray, MD Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA, USA Simon Horslen, MB ChB Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA, USA Section 1: General Concepts 1. Anatomy and Development of the Liver Mark B. Stringer 2. Normal functional biology of the liver Anne M. Larson & Matthew Hauswald 3. Laboratory assessment of hepatic injury and function Deirdre A. Kelly & Way S. Lee 4. Mechanisms of Liver Injury Kimberly J. Riehle & Nelson Fausto 5. Radiology of the liver in children Nghia “Jack” Vo & Narendra Shet 6. Phenotypes of liver disease in infants, children and adolescents children Simon Horslen 7. Psychosocial, cognitive, and quality of life considerations in the child with liver disease and their family children Saeed Mohammad, Lisa G. Sorensen, Estella M. Alonso Section 2: Disorders 8. Metabolic liver disease – Part 1 James E. Squires & James E. Heubi 9. Metabolic liver disease – Part 2 Michael R. Narkewicz & Christine Waasdorp-Hurtado 10. Neonatal Hemochromatosis and Gestational Alloimmune Liver Disease Peter F. Whitington 11. Alagille Syndrome Binita Kamath & David A. Piccoli 12. Idiopathic Neonatal Hepatitis and it’s Differential Diagnoses Kathleen B. Schwarz 13. Biliary atresia Hong-Yuan Hsu & Mei Hwei Chang 14. Choledochal Cysts and fibrocystic diseases of the liver Karen Murray 15. Infections of the Liver Uzma Shah 16. Autoimmune Hepatitis and Sclerosing Cholangitis Georgina Miele-Vergani & Diego Vergani 17. Parental Nutrition Associated Liver Disease in Pediatric Patients: Strategies for Treatment and Prevention Allison Beck Blackmer, Imad F. Btaiche, Meghan A. Arnold, & Daniel H. Teitelbaum 18. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis Nidhi P. Goyal & Jeffrey B. Schwimmer 19. Drug induced liver injury in children: A structured approach to diagnosis and management M. James Lopez & Jacob L. Bilhartz 20. Gallstone disease in children Matthew J. Giefer & Richard A. Kozarek 21. Vascular Liver Disease Ines Loverdos & Simon C. Ling 22. Hepatic Tumors Rohit Gupta, Andr A. Dick, & Karen F. Murray Section 3: Management 23. Acute Liver Failure Robert H. Squires 24. Intensive Care Management of Children With Liver Failure Thomas V. Brogan & Francois Aspesberro 25. Chronic Liver Diseases, Cirrhosis and Complications: Part 1: Portal Hypertension, Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) and Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) Ross W Shepherd 26. Chronic Liver Disease, Cirrhosis and Complications: Part 2 – Hepatic encephalopathy and other systemic effects Naresh P Shanmugam, & Palaniswamy Karthikeyan, & Anil Dhawan 27. Nutrition in Children with Liver Disease: Evaluation and Management Stephen C. Hardy, Pornthep Tanpowpong, & Ronald E. Kleinman 28. Liver Transplantation Evelyn Hsu & Jorge Reyes 29. Liver in systemic disease Emily Rothbaum Perito & Philip Rosenthal
