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The Child with Abdominal Distention

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Abdominal distention in children has a wide differential diagnosis, but may be grouped into Ascites, Neoplasm and Organomegaly. This chapter will mainly focus on of hepato-biliary neoplasms.

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  • Morland B & Sharif K. Primary Hepatic Tumours. IN: Kelly DA. Diseases of the liver and biliary system in children (4th Edition). Wiley, Chichester 2017; 459–478.

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  1. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    Khalid Sharif FRCS (Paeds), FPCS (Paed Surg)

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  1. Khalid Sharif FRCS (Paeds), FPCS (Paed Surg)
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Correspondence to Khalid Sharif FRCS (Paeds), FPCS (Paed Surg) .

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  1. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Deirdre Kelly

  2. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Khalid Sharif

  3. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Jane Hartley

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Sharif, K. (2018). The Child with Abdominal Distention. In: Kelly, D., Sharif, K., Hartley, J. (eds) Atlas of Pediatric Hepatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69529-7_4

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