Main description:

This atlas is a problem-based practical book presenting clinical scenarios for children with liver disease. Each chapter demonstrates the clinical presentation, diagnostic pathway, therapy and outcome.

Rich in illustrations of clinical pictures, tables and graphs of data, each chapter also contains pictures of radiology, histopathology and other important diagnostic information.

This book outlines a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management of pediatric liver disease and covers diseases encountered in South Asia, the Far East and the Middle East.

This work will appeal to a wide readership, from trainees in hepatology and Paediatric Gastroenterology to General Paediatricians and Allied Health Professionals including Dieticians, Nurses, Transplant Co-Ordinators.

Contents:

The jaundiced baby.- The acutely ill baby.- The child with splenomegaly.- The child with abdominal distension.- The acutely ill older child.- Jaundice in an older child.- The child with chronic liver disease based on itching, abdominal distension, gastrointestinal bleeding.- The child with abnormal liver biochemistry.- Children with cancer who have liver disease.- The child with cystic fibrosis.- The child with acute liver failure.- The child who needs a liver transplant.- The child who needs a small bowel transplant.