Publisher's Synopsis
Designed as a text for those concerned with disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in children, this comprehensive reference includes discussion of normal physiological and biochemical processes as well as detailed descriptions of disorders affecting different parts of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas in childhood. The second edition has been completely revised to incorporate important advances made over the past decade and includes new sections on endoscopy, gastrointestinal hormones, infective diarrhoeas, parasites, gastrointestinal immunology and new organ imaging techniques.
