Biliary Atresia is a devastating pediatric cholangiopathy affecting the bile ducts of the liver. In
this review, we describe recent progress in the understanding of liver development with a …

Abstract Organ-on-chip (OoC) technology is full of engineering and biological challenges,
but it has the potential to revolutionize the Next-Generation Risk Assessment of novel …

In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the treatment of children with
hepatoblastoma largely due to effective pre-operative chemotherapy. Total hepatectomy and …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of local therapies on the outcome of patients with liver‐
bile duct rhabdomyosarcoma (LBDRMS). Methods Data of 30 patients included in the …

Paediatric chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a rare and debilitating pathology that often requires
invasive diagnostics and therapeutic interventions either to address a primary cause such as …

Biliary atresia is the number one indication for liver transplantation in children. The
pathophysiology involves congenital or acquired damage to the bile ducts, which causes …

Introduction Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is the most frequent cause of portal hypertension
in paediatric population. Baveno VI Consensus considers endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) …

Background Pancreatic trauma occurs in 0.2–2% of patients with blunt trauma and 1–12% of
patients with penetrating trauma. The mortality and morbidity rates range from 9 to 34% and …

Purpose The aim of the study was to test the feasibility of spleen stiffness measurement
(SSM) by two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) and compare data on its …

Background Vitamin D deficiency in patients with cholestasis is due to impaired intestinal
vitamin D absorption, which results from decreased intestinal bile acid concentration …