Diseases of the Liver in Children

Karen F. Murray, MD Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA, USA Simon Horslen, MB ChB Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA, USA

Anatomy and Development of the Liver.- Normal functional biology of the liver.- Laboratory assessment of hepatic injury and function.- Mechanisms of Liver Injury.- Radiology of the liver in children.- Phenotypes of liver disease in infants, children and adolescents children.- Psychosocial, cognitive, and quality of life considerations in the child with liver disease and their family children.- Metabolic liver disease - Part 1.- Metabolic liver disease - Part 2.- Neonatal Hemochromatosis and Gestational Alloimmune Liver Disease.- Alagille Syndrome.- Idiopathic Neonatal Hepatitis and it’s Differential Diagnoses.- Biliary atresia.- Choledochal Cysts and fibrocystic diseases of the liver.- Infections of the Liver.- Autoimmune Hepatitis and Sclerosing Cholangitis.- Parental Nutrition Associated Liver Disease in Pediatric Patients: Strategies for Treatment and Prevention.- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis.- Drug induced liver injury in children: A structured approach to diagnosis and management.- Gallstone disease in children.- Vascular Liver Disease.- Hepatic Tumors.- Acute Liver Failure.- Intensive Care Management of Children With Liver Failure.- Chronic Liver Diseases, Cirrhosis and Complications: Part 1: Portal Hypertension, Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) and Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS).- Chronic Liver Disease, Cirrhosis and Complications: Part 2 – Hepatic encephalopathy and other systemic effects.- Nutrition in Children with Liver Disease: Evaluation and Management.- Liver Transplantation.- Liver in systemic disease.