Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders in Infants and Children

A text providing comprehensive coverage of the physiological and biochemical processes essential for the understanding of diseases affecting the different parts of the gastrointestinal tract. It describes novel and recent concepts in the pathophysiology and management of common gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and liver disorders encountered in infants and young children. Each chapter provides a basic clinical approach to the problem including pertinent investigations for confirming the diagnosis and for discussing the most appropriate therapy. The volume is divided into five parts: diagnostic procedures and management of congenital defects; disorders of the esophagus and stomach; the small intestine and colon; the exocrine pancreas; and the liver. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

...This book should be a welcome addition to the library of gastroenterologists who care for infants and children. -- David A. Ferenci, MD, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1995