Overview
- Provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the major issues specific to the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition
- Includes over 300 illustration, color photographs and tables
- Written by world-renown experts in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (75 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Gastroenterology and Nutrition
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Front Matter
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About this book
This textbook provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the major issues specific to the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. The first part of the book, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, presents in a systematic way the overall scope of issues encountered by children (newborn to teenagers) suffering from disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and/or presenting nutritional issues. These chapters are structured in logical sections to facilitate consultation and include major topics ranging from congenital disorders to gastrointestinal problems of the newborn, infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and approach to nutritional problems in the various pediatric ages. The second part of the book, Hepatology, is articulated in a series of chapters which present a comprehensive review of congenital and acquired disorders of the biliary tract and liver. This section also includes a critical analysis of available diagnostic andtherapeutic procedures and future perspectives.
Written by experts in the field, Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide to Practice constitutes a much needed, innovative resource combining updated, reliable and comprehensive information with agile consultation for a streamlined approach to the care of children with such disorders.
Reviews
“This book covers pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. … The audience is practitioners who care for children. … This will be a useful addition to the reference library of any practitioner who works with children in the area of gastroenterology or hepatology. The book has many helpful pearls about some of the common presenting symptoms.” (Matthew M. Lute, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Stefano Guandalini, MD
Professor and Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Comer Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Professor Anil Dhawan, MD, FRCPCH
Director, Paediatric Liver GI and Nutrition Center, King's College Hospital, London, UK
David Branski, MD
Hebrew University, Hadassah Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Jerusalem, Israel
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to Practice
Editors: Stefano Guandalini, Anil Dhawan, David Branski
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17169-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34554-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-17169-2Published: 30 September 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 913
Topics: Gastroenterology, Pediatrics, Hepatology