Consult the leading text in the field that delivers the information you need to diagnose and treat pediatric
gastrointestinal and liver diseases effectively. In one convenient and comprehensive volume, Drs. Robert Wyllie,
Jeffrey S. Hyams, and Marsha Kay provide all the latest details on the most effective new therapies, new drugs, and new
techniques in the specialty. In addition, the new two-color design throughout helps you find what you need quickly and
easily.
Full-color endoscopy images to help improve your visual recognition
Definitive guidance from renowned international contributors who share their knowledge and expertise in this complex
field
Detailed diagrams that accurately illustrate complex concepts and provide at-a-glance recognition of disease processes
More than 400 board review-style questions, answers, and rationales available in the eBook included with your purchase
New therapies for hepatitis B and C, new drugs for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, and an expanded
discussion of the newest endoscopic and motility techniques available for pediatric patients
The most current information on diagnosing and treating abnormalities of protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism
New chapters on pancreatic transplantation and liver pathology
The latest surgical techniques for children with gastrointestinal conditions
Chapter 1. Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 2. Basic Aspects of Digestion and Absorption
Chapter 3. Bile Acid Physiology and Alterations in the Enterohepatic Circulation
Chapter 4. Indigenous Flora
Chapter 5. Gastrointestinal Mucosal Immunology and Mechanisms of Inflammation
Chapter 6. Chronic Abdominal Pain of Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 7. Approach to the Child with a Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder
Chapter 8. Vomiting and Nausea
Chapter 9. Diarrhea
Chapter 10. Colic and Gastrointestinal Gas
Chapter 11. Functional Constipation and incontinence
Chapter 12. Failure to Thrive/Growth Faltering
Chapter 13. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Chapter 14. Obesity
Chapter 15. Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Chapter 16. Jaundice
Chapter 17. Ascities
Chapter 18. Caustic Ingestion and Foreign Bodies
Chapter 19. Developmental Anatomy and Physiology of the Esophagus
Chapter 20. Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus
Chapter 21. Gastroesophageal Reflux
Chapter 22. Achalasia and Other Motor Disorders
Chapter 23. Other Diseases of the Esophagus
Chapter 24. Developmental Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach
Chapter 25. Congenital Anomalies and Surgical Disorders of the Stomach
Chapter 26. Gastritis, Gastropathy, and Ulcer Disease
Chapter 27. Helicobacter Pylori in Childhood
Chapter 28. Gastric Motility Disorders
Chapter 29. Bezoars
Chapter 30. Anatomy and Physiology of the Small and Large Intestines
Chapter 31. Maldigestion and Malabsorption
Chapter 32. Protracted Diarrhea
Chapter 33. Protein-Losing Enteropathy
Chapter 34. Celiac Disease
Chapter 35. Short Bowel Syndrome
Chapter 36. Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: An update in the milieu of gut rehabilitation
Chapter 37. Allergic and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease
Chapter 38. Infectious Diarrhea
Chapter 39. Enteric Parasites
Chapter 40. "Gastrointestinal manifestations of immunodeficiency
Chapter 41. Gastrointestinal Complications of Secondary Immunodeficiency
Chapter 41. Pediatric Polyposis Syndromes
Chapter 42. Crohn's Disease
Chapter 43. Ulcerative Colitis in Children and Adolescents
Chapter 44. Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Chapter 45. Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Chapter 46. Disorders of the Anorectum: Fissures, Fistulas, Prolapse, Hemorrhoids, Tags
Chapter 47. Neoplasms of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 48. Neoplasms of the Liver
Chapter 49. Other Diseases of the Small Intestine and Colon
Chapter 50. Appendicitis
Chapter 51. Intussusception in Infants and Children
Chapter 52. Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles
Chapter 53. Meckel's Diverticulum and Other Omphalomesenteric Duct Remnants
Chapter 54. Hirschsprung's Disease
Chapter 55. Imperforate Anus
Chapter 56. Abnormal Rotation and Fixation of the Intestine
Chapter 57. Small and Large Bowel Stenosis and Atresias
Chapter 58. Newborn Abdominal Wall Defects
Chapter 59. Stomas of the Small and Large Intestine
Chapter 60. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and Related Techniques
Chapter 61. Colonoscopy, Polypectomy, and Related Techniques
Chapter 62. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Chapter 63. Capsule Endoscopy and Small Bowel Enteroscopy
Chapter 64. Gastrointestinal Motility Procedures
Chapter 65. Gastrointestinal Pathology
Chapter 66. Functional anatomy and histology of the liver
Chapter 67. Developmental Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver and Bile Ducts
Chapter 68. Neonatal Hepatitis
Chapter 69. Biliary Atresia and Neonatal Disorders of the Bile Ducts
Chapter 70. Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease with Genetic Etiology
Chapter 71. Mitochondrial Hepatopathies: Disorders of Fatty Acid Oxidation and the Respiratory Chain
Chapter 72. Abnormalities of Hepatic Protein Metabolism
Chapter 73. Abnormalities of Carbohydrate Metabolism and the Liver
Chapter 74. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Chapter 75. Acute and Chronic Hepatitis
Chapter 76. Portal Hypertnesion
Chapter 77. Liver Failure
Chapter 78. Liver Transplantation in Children
Chapter 79. Diseases of the Gallbladder
Chapter 80. Pancreatic Development
Chapter 81. Cystic Fibrosis and Congenital Anomalies of the Exocrine Pancreas
Chapter 82. Pancreatitis
Chapter 83. Total Pancreatectomy with Autoislet Transplantation, and Pancreatic Allotransplantation
Chapter 84. Secretory Neoplasms of the Pancreas
Chapter 85. Infant and Toddler Nutrition
Chapter 86. Nutritional Assessment
Chapter 87. Tubes for Enteric Access
Chapter 88. Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter 89. Enteral Nutrition
Chapter 90. Management of Diarrhea
Chapter 91. Effects of Digestive Diseases on Bone Metabolism
Chapter 92. Nutrition and Feeding for Children with Developmental Disabilities