Overview
Describes all aspects of biliary atresia.
Discusses support systems for patients and their families provided by multi-disciplinary medical teams, local communities and the government.
Highlights the benefits of the laparoscopic Kasai procedure
Explores the latest early diagnosis and screening methods, such as a stool color card system, which are gradually being introduced throughout the world.
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Table of contents (48 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest standard medical procedures and surgical techniques for biliary atresia (BA), as well as the perioperative care, long-term follow-up and transitions. Experts on pediatrics in such fields as hepatology, surgery, pathology, and liver transplantation present their research findings and analyses of this rare and intractable disease of unknown etiology. In Japan, shared experience and sound understanding based on conferences and guidelines have led to standardization of management and clinical care and, as a result, better outcomes.
Providing insights into improving surgical outcomes, and including special chapters focusing on social support systems for patients and families as well as recent advances in early diagnosis, this book a valuable resource for medical professionals around the globe who are involved in treating biliary atresia. It is especially useful for pediatric hepatologists, pediatric surgeons and transplant surgeons.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Masaki Nio, M.D., Ph.D., ACSF
Masaki Nio is Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and Director of Pediatric Medical Center of Tohoku University Hospital. In 1981, he completed a M.D. course at Tohoku University School of Medicine. In 1983, he joined the Second Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, which Professor Morio Kasai presided over from 1963 to 1986. In 1987, he completed a Ph.D. course in Pediatric Surgery at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. From 1991 to 1993, he worked as a research fellow in Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, USA. He served as the President of Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, a Board Member of Japan Surgical Society, a Board Member of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, the Chairman of Japanese Biliary Atresia Society, and so on. He has been a secretary general of Japanese Biliary Atresia Society since 2008.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Biliary Atresia
Editors: Masaki Nio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2160-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2159-8Published: 02 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2162-8Published: 03 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2160-4Published: 01 July 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 350
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 142 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Epidemiology