Main description:

Pathology of Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease provides the pediatric pathologist, the GI or general pathologist, and the pediatric gastroenterologist with the most complete and current reference on the subject. With an emphasis on clinical-pathological correlation, the book includes in-depth discussions on disorders and issues that are frequently encountered but for which up-to-date information is often not readily available, as well as infrequent disorders unique or specific to children that are not covered in standard texts. Among the topics considered are malabsorption and motility disorders, immunodeficiencies, including AIDS, developmental malformations, food allergies, cystic diseases of the liver, hepatic tumors, and esophageal and pancreatic disorders. Many new illustrations and electron micrographs are included in this edition, and the high-quality endoscopic and radiographic images permit ready correlation with the pathologic principles under discussion.

Contents:

GI Tract: Developmental anatomy and anomalies of the GI tract.- Esophageal disorders in childhood.- Gastritis and gastropathies.- Malabsorption and protracted diarrhea.- Chronic inflammatory bowel disorders.- Motor disorders.- Polyps and tumors of the GI tract.- Liver, Biliary Tree & Pancreas: Developmental anatomy and congenital anomalies of the liver, gallbladder, and extrahepatic biliary tree.- Diseases of the extrahepatic biliary tree and gallbladder.- Intrahepatic cholestatic disorders in infancy and childhood.- Hepatic disorders in childhood.- Metabolic disorders.- Hepatic Tumors.- Disorders of the pancreas.