Essential Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Second Edition

Stefano Guandalini, MD Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology University of Chicago Children’s Hospital Professor of Pediatrics University of Chicago School of Medicine Chicago, IL Dr. Guandalini directs the pediatric GI division for a large academic medical center and is one of the best-known pediatric GI specialists in the world. He is immediate past president of the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology. He has published innumerable original research articles in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and has been published in the academically rigorous and highly selective Journal of Clinical Investigation.

• Approach to Main Symptoms VomitingDiarrhea Constipation Abdominal Pain Upper GI BleedingLower GI Bleeding Failure to Thrive Jaundice Main GI Diseases GI problems in the Newborn Pyloric stenosis Short bowel syndrome Gastro-esophageal reflux Eosinophilic Disorders (Esophagitis,gastro-enteropathies) Infectious Diarrhea Constipation Food allergies and intolerance (FPIES, etc.)H. pylori and Peptic-ulcer disease Acute and chronic pancreatitis Cystic Fibrosis Celiac DiseaseInflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn’s disease,ulcerative colitis)Functional GI disorders with abdominal pain Intussusception Appendicitis Liver disorders, including Hepatitis, NAFLD, andindications for liver transplant Less Frequently Encountered GI Diseases Microvillous inclusion diseaseGlucose-Galactose Malabsorption Sucrase-Isomaltase deficiency Disorders of electrolyte transport (CongenitalNa-losing diarrhea, Chloridorrhea) Hirschsprung disease Autoimmune enteropathy Menetrier disease Vasculitides Polyps and other tumors of the GI tract  Commonly used drugs, tests, and techniques Drugs commonly used in pediatric GI: indications anddosagesEndoscopy and video-capsule Imaging techniques Enteral and parenteral nutrition Tests commonly employed in pediatric GI and how tointerpret them