Liver disorders in childhood
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Liver disorders in childhood
（Postgraduate paediatrics series）
Butterworths, 1979
1st ed
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
Liver Disorders in Childhood provides a comprehensive account of disorders of the liver and biliary system in childhood. Topics covered include the mechanisms of physiological jaundice; the link between jaundice and breast feeding; surgery for extrahepatic biliary atresia; the role of hepatitis B virus infection in chronic liver disease; presymptomatic diagnosis of Wilson's disease; liver transplantation; and surgical treatment of metabolic disorders such as glycogen storage disease. The main focus is on day-to-day practical problems of diagnosis and management from the viewpoint of the pediatrician. This book consists of 22 chapters and begins with an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the liver and the biliary tract. The discussion then turns to liver disorders such as conjugated and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia; extrahepatic biliary atresia; infections of the liver; fulminant hepatic failure; and Reye's syndrome (encephalopathy and fatty degeneration of the viscera). Liver disorders caused by drugs or toxins are also considered, along with inborn errors of metabolism causing hepatomegaly or disordered liver function; familial and genetic structural abnormalities of the liver and biliary system; chronic hepatitis; and Wilson's disease. This monograph is written primarily for clinicians, especially pediatricians, paediatric surgeons and gastroenterologists, but will also be of value to pathologists, biochemists, and laboratory research workers concerned with understanding aspects of hepatic function and elucidating pathogenic mechanisms.
Table of Contents
1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver2 Anatomy and Physiology of the Biliary Tract3 Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinaemia4 Conjugated Hyperbilirubinaemia5 Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia6 Infections of the Liver7 Fulminant Hepatic Failure8 Reye's Syndrome (Encephalopathy and Fatty Degeneration of the Viscera)9 Liver Disorders Caused by Drugs or Toxins10 Inborn Errors of Metabolism Causing Hepatomegaly or Disordered Liver Function11 Familial and Genetic Structural Abnormalities of the Liver and Biliary System12 Chronic Hepatitis13 Wilson's Disease14 Cirrhosis and Its Complications15 Hepato-biliary Lesions in Cystic Fibrosis16 Liver and Gallbladder Disease in Sickle Cell Anemia17 Indian Childhood Cirrhosis18 Disorders of the Portal and Hepatic Venous Systems19 Liver Tumors20 Disorders of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract21 Laboratory Assessment of Hepatobiliary Disease22 Investigation of Biliary Tract DiseaseIndex
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