Chapter 42 – Tumors of the Liver in Children
Abstract The rarity and diversity of liver tumors in children means that no center has adequate experience to deliver optimal care to every patient. Hence cooperative study groups have been…
Chapter 39 – Bacterial, Parasitic, and Fungal Infections of the Liver in Children
Abstract Both systemic and local infections caused by bacterial, fungal, and parasitic agents may cause significant hepatic dysfunction. This chapter will attempt to delineate clinical syndromes caused by some of…
Chapter 41 – Fibrocystic Liver Disease in Children
Abstract Fibrocystic liver disease refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders with shared, but also distinct, pathophysiologic and clinical features. Cystic dilatation of intrahepatic bile duct structures and variable degrees…
Chapter 44 – Liver Transplantation in Children: Post-Transplant Care
Abstract Management in the early postoperative period requires the coordinated efforts of the transplant team and the pediatric intensive care staff, and other key ancillary services, such as interventional radiology,…
Chapter 43 – Liver Transplantation in Children: Indications and Surgical Aspects
Abstract Liver transplantation is the standard of care for end-stage liver disease in children and the vast majority of transplant recipients experience successful outcomes. Better preoperative care, enhanced surgical techniques,…
Chapter 35 – Mitochondrial Hepatopathies
Abstract Pathologies of mitochondrial structure and function are now recognized as the etiology of a growing list of monogenic mitochondrial disorders as well as contributing to many common diseases. Studying…
Chapter 33 – Disorders of Bile Acid Synthesis and Metabolism in Children
Abstract The importance of bile acid synthesis and metabolism to normal physiology and their role in pathophysiological states is well recognized. For such small and relatively simple molecules, bile acids…
Chapter 40 – Systemic Disease and the Liver in Children
Abstract The liver is the largest parenchymal organ in the body and has a complicated circulatory system, with dual afferent blood supply from the portal vein and hepatic artery. Although…
Chapter 36 – Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children
Abstract Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the most common cause of chronic liver disease in both adults and children worldwide [1]. Increasing industrialization and commercial globalization in Asia,…
Chapter 37 – Peroxisomal Disorders in Children
Abstract Peroxisomes are ubiquitous subcellular organelles that are found in essentially all animal and plant cells with the exception of mature anucleated erythrocytes. They carry out many essential biochemical processes,…
