Comprehensive Guide to Pediatric Liver Diseases

By Philip Rosenthal MD, with collaboration from Consulting Editor Dr. Norman Gitlin, this comprehensive guide provides current clinical information on the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases in children. Expert authors from top institutions have contributed review articles on the following topics:

1. Biliary Atresia
2. Alagille Syndrome
3. Hepatitis B & C in Children
4. NAFLD/NASH
5. Bile Acid Defects
6. Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis
7. Autoimmune Hepatitis/PSC/Overlap Syndrome
8. Portal Hypertension/Cirrhosis in Children
9. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
10. Hepatic Tumors
11. Acute Liver Failure
12. Liver Transplantation in Children

Readers will come away with the information they need to make clinical decisions that will improve patient outcomes. This guide is essential for pediatricians, hepatologists, and other healthcare professionals dealing with pediatric liver diseases.

Publication Details:

Publisher: Elsevier

Edition: 1st edition (November 9, 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0323643337

ISBN-13: 978-0323643337