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Author:   Ronald Kleinman ,  Olivier-Jean Goulet ,  Giorginia Mieli-Vergani ,  Ian Sanderson
Publisher:   B.C. Decker Inc
Imprint:   B.C. Decker Inc
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 24.10cm , Height: 14.00cm , Length: 30.20cm
Weight:   5.307kg
ISBN:  

9781550092400

ISBN 10:   1550092405
Pages:   2000
Publication Date:   16 June 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Introduction: Postnatal Development and its Relevance to Pediatric Gastroenterology SECTION 1: PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 1. Digestion, Maldigestion and Malabsorption 2. Microbial Interactions with Gut Epithelium 3. Gut Immune Function / Inflammation 4. Motility 5. Liver Function and Dysfunction 6. Pancreatic Function and Dysfunction 7. Mitochondrial Function and Dysfunction 8. Gastrointestinal Injury SECTION 2: CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DISEASE 9. Acute Diarrhea 10. Persistent Diarrhea 11. Protein Losing Enteropathy 12. Vomiting 13. Colic and Gas 14. Abdominal Pain 15. Abdominal Masses 16. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 17. Growth Failure 18. The Gastrointestinal System and Malnutrition 19. Obesity 20. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy SECTION 3: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND MANAGEMENT Mouth and Esophagus 21. Disorders of the Oral Cavity 22. Congenital Anomalies of the Mouth and Esophagus 23. Disorders of Deglutition 24. Gastroesohageal Reflux 25. Esophagitis 26. Other Motor Disorders 27. Injury of the Esophagus The Stomach and Duodenum 28. Congenital Anomalies of the Stomach and Duodenum 29. Gastritis 30. Esophageal and Gastric Neoplasm 31. Pyloric Stenosis and Other Motor Diseases including 'Dumping Syndrome' The Intestine 32. Congenital Anomalies 33. Hernias 34. Peritonitis 35. Perianal Lesions 36. The 'Surgical' Abdomen 37. Appendicitis 38. Intestinal Infections 39. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Immunodeficiency 40. Intestinal Failure 41. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 42. Necrotizing Enterocolitis 43. Congenital Disease of Dysfunction and Absorption 44. Enteropathy 45. Intestinal Tumors 46. Hypomotility Disorders 47. Secretory Tumors Affecting the Gut 48. The Gut in Systemic Endocrinopathies The Liver 49. Approach to Neonatal Cholestasis 50. Disorders of the Biliary Tract 51. Postnatal Infections of the Liver 52. Autoimmune Liver Disease 53. Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Children 54. Liver Tumors

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Ronald Kleinman MD Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Olivier-Jean Goulet MD Professor of Pediatrics Rene Descartes University Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital Giorginia Mieli-Vergani MD Director, Pediatric Liver Service Professor in Pediatric Hepatology Guy's, King's and St. Thomas School of Medicine King's College, London Ian Sanderson MD, FRCP Director, Digestive Diseases, Clinical Academic Unit St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary, University of London Philip Sherman MD, FRCPC Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Dentistry The Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto Benjamin Shneider MD Professor of Pediatrics Director of Pediatric Hepatology Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

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