Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease

Now with full-color illustrations throughout, dozens of new review questions, and state-of-the-art coverage of this fast-changing area, Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 6th Edition, remains the leading text in the field. You’ll find definitive guidance on diagnosis and treatment from experienced editors Drs. Robert Wyllie, Jeffrey S. Hyams, and Marsha Kay, as well as globally renowned contributors who share their knowledge and expertise on complex issues.

Table of Contents:

1 Biologic Aspects of Gastrointestinal Function

1. Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract
  Jaime Belkind-Gerson

2. Basics Aspects of Digestion and Absorption
  Ghassan T. Wahbeh and Nicole Green

3. Bile Acid Physiology and Alterations in the Enterohepatic Circulation
  James E. Heubi

4. The Gut Microbiome in Pediatrics
  Gail A. M. Cresci and Jonathan E. Teitelbaum

5. Gastrointestinal Mucosal Immunology and Mechanisms of Inflammation
  Simon Murch

2 Clinical Problems

6. Chronic Abdominal Pain of Childhood and Adolescence
  Miguel Saps and Peter L. Lu

7. Approach to the Child with a Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder
  Paul E. Hyman and Neha R. Santucci

8. Vomiting and Nausea
  Jasmeet Mokha

9. Diarrhea
  Peter Townsend and Melissa Fernandes

10. Colic and Gastrointestinal Gas
  Sandeep K. Gupta

11. Functional Constipation and Incontinence
  Marc A. Benninga

12. Failure to Thrive
  Rebecca N. Cherry

13. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  Petar Mamula, Joel Aaron Friedlander and Benjamin Sahn

14. Obesity
  Joseph Skelton and Gail Cohen

15. Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
  Ellen S. Rom

16. Jaundice: Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
  Cara Mack and Glenn R. Gourley

17. Ascities
  David Piccoli and Henry Lin

18. Caustic Ingestion and Foreign Bodies
  Michael A. Manfredi

3 The Esophagus

19. Developmental Anatomy and Physiology of the Esophagus
  Kristin Nicole Fiorino

20. Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus
  Arnold G. Coran, Shaun Michael Kunisaki and Steven W. Bruch

21. Gastroesophageal Reflux
  Yvan Vandenplas

22. Achalasia and Other Motor Disorders
  Manu R. Sood and Diana G. Lerner,

23. Other Diseases of the Esophagus
  Franziska Mohr and Katherine Baldwin

4 The Stomach

24. Developmental Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach
  Christina S. Wills

25. Congenital Anomalies and Surgical Disorders of the Stomach
  Federico G. Seifarth

26. Gastritis, Gastropathy, and Ulcer Disease
  Quin Y. Liu and Travis Piester

27. Helicobacter Pylori in Childhood
  Séamus Hussey and Eileen Crowley

28. Gastric Motility Disorders
  Carlo Di Lorenzo and Peter L. Lu

29. Bezoars
  Adam G. Mezoff and Ethan Mezoff

5 The Small and Large Intestine

30. Anatomy and Physiology of the Small and Large Intestines
  Rose Lee and Ethan Mezoff

31. Maldigestion and Malabsorption
  Steven H. Erdman and Tracy R. Ediger

32. Protracted Diarrhea
  David Piccoli and Lindsey Albenberg

33. Protein-Losing Enteropathy
  David Piccoli

34. Celiac Disease
  Riccardo Troncone and Renata Auricchio

35. Short Bowel Syndrome
  Robert S. Venick

36. Small Bowel Transplant
  Kareem Abu Elmagd and Girlanda Raffaelle

37. Allergic and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease
  Chris A. Liacouras, Rajitha Devadoss Venkatesh, Jonathan E. Markowitz and Lindsay Marie Moye

38. Infectious Diarhea
  Mitchell B. Cohen and David Galloway

39. Enteric Parasites
  Dorsey M. Bass and Rachel Ruiz

40. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Primary Immunodeficiency - Gastrointestinal Complications of Secondary Immunodeficiency Syndromes
  Athos Bousvaros and Ivan Fuss

41. Pediatric Polyposis Syndromes
  Warren Hyer

42. Crohn's Disease
  Jennifer L. Dotson and Brendan Boyle

43. Ulcerative Colitis in Children and Adolescents
  James F. Markowitz and Samuel Bitton

44. Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
  Hayat Mousa, Maheen Hassan and Peter L. Lu

45. Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  Ricardo J. Rodriguez and Sabine Iben

46. Disorders of the Anorectum: Fissures, Fistulas, Prolapse, Hemorrhoids, Tags
  Marian D. Pfefferkorn and Sharon McPheeters

47. Neoplasms of the Gastrointestinal Tract
  Jacob A. Kurowski and Praveen Kumar Conjeevaram Selvakumar

48. Neoplasms of the Liver
  Karen F. Murray and Hengqi (Betty) Zheng

49. Other Diseases of the Small Intestine and Colon
  Orhan Atay

50. Appendicitis
  Michael Gerard Caty

6 Pediatric Surgical Disorders

51. Intussusception in Infants and Children
  Todd Ponsky and Sophia Abdulhai

52. Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles
  Christine Rader and Jacob Campbell

53. Meckel's Diverticulum and Other Omphalomesenteric Duct Remnants
  Brendan T. Campbell and Jennifer Brewer

54. Hirschsprung's Disease
  Jacob C. Langer

55. Imperforate Anus
  Andrea Bischoff and Alberto Pena

56. Abnormal Rotation and Fixation of the Intestine
  Thomas T. Sato and Eleanor H. Sato

57. Small and Large Bowel Stenosis and Atresias
  Keith T. Oldham and Ruchi Amin

58. Newborn Abdominal Wall Defects
  Jaimie D. Nathan and Stephanie Polites

59. Stomas of the Small and Large Intestine
  Anthony L. Deross

7 Gastrointestinal Procedures

60. Esophagogastr Oduodenoscopy, and Related Techniques
  Marsha Kay, Robert Wyllie III and Natalie Bhesania

61. Colonoscopy, Polypectomy, and Related Techniques
  Marsha Kay, Robert Wyllie III and Jessica Barry

62. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
  Douglas G. Adler and Atif Saleem, Mounif El-Youssef, Todd H. Baron

63. Capsule Endoscopy and Small Bowel Enteroscopy
  Bradley Barth and Isabel ROJAS

64. Gastrointestinal Motility Procedures
  Samuel Nurko

65. Gastrointestinal Pathology
  Robert E. Petras, Thomas Plesec and Erica C. Savage

66. Liver Pathology
  Thomas Plesec and Michael Cruise

8 The Liver and Bile Ducts

67. Developmental Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver and Bile Ducts
  Sanjiv Harpavat

68. Neonatal hepatitis
  Vicky Lee Ng and Mohit Kehar

69. Biliary Atresia and Neonatal Disorders of the Bile Ducts
  Giorgina Mieli-Vergani and Nedim Hadzic

70. Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease with Genetic Etiology
  Karan McBride Emerick and Kathleen M. Loomes

71. Mitochondrial Hepatopathies: Disorders of Fatty Acid Oxidation and the Respiratory Chain
  Patrick McKiernan

72. Abronmalities of Hepatic Protein Metabolism
  Fayez K. Ghishan

73. Abnormalities of Carbohydrate Metabolism and the Liver
  Shikha S. Sundaram

74. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  Ariel Feldstein

75. Acute and Chronic Hepatitis
  Maureen M. Jonas and Rima Fawaz

76. Portal Hypertension
  Estella Alonso and Lee M. Bass

77. Liver Failure
  Suz Warner and Deidre Kelly

78. Liver Transplantation in Children
  Koji Hashimoto, Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung

79. Diseases of the Gallbladder
  Douglas S. Fishman and Frances Lee

9 The Pancreas

80. Pancreatic Development
  Sohail Z. Husain and John Eisses

81. Cystic Fibrosis and Congenital Anomalies of the Exocrine Pancreas
  Joel R. Rosh, Sarah Shrager Lusman and Nadia Ovchinsky

82. Pancreatitis
  Maisam Abu-El-Haija and David Vitale

83. Total Pancreatectomy with Autoislet Transplantation, and Pancreatic Allotransplantation
  R. Matthew Walsh

84. Secretory Neoplasms of the Pancreas
  Allan Siperstein

85. Infant and Toddler Nutrition
  Susan S. Baker and Robert D. Baker

10 Nutrition

86. Nutritional Assessment
  Kate A. Samela

87. Tubes for Enteric Access
  Donald E. George and Sina Ogholikhan

88. Parenteral Nutrition
  Maria R. Mascarenhas and Jennifer Panganiban

89. Enteral Nutrition
  Neal S. LeLeiko and Carolina S. Cerezo

90. Management of Diarrhea
  David Devadason

91. Effects of Digestive Diseases on Bone Metabolism
  Francisco A. Sylvester

92. Nutrition and Feeding for Children with Developmental Disabilities
  Ryann Mayer and Donna Zeiter

93. Fecal Transplant
  Zev Davidovics

94. Questions

  Eugene Vortia