Download or read book Diseases of the Small Intestine in Childhood, Fourth Edition written by John Walker-Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-05-13 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a review of diseases of the small intestine in children, with an emphasis upon a discussion of their causes, clinical manifestations and the newer techniques which are used in diagnosis as well as modern methods of management. The book will be of value to the consultant paediatrician and paediatric surgeon as well as to the paediatric registrar and house officer as a practical guide to their understanding of these diseases. It is also intended for adult physicians, gastroenterologists and surgeons who wish to survey the clinical spectrum of disease of the small intestine in childhood.