CONCURRENT SESSION IV - LIVER - FIBROSIS

GASTROESOPHAGEAL VARICES: WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ADULTS? SHOULD I DO THAT?
Benjamin Shneider MD, Texas Children’s Hospital
Learning objectives:
At the end of the lecture attendees will be able to
1. Describe three fundamental differences between children and adults that impact on clinical decision-making vis a vis primary prophylaxis of varices
2. Summarize the complexities related to the use of nonspecific beta blockers in children
3. Explain the rationale for primary prophylaxis of varices
Perinatal Exposure to an Obesity-Inducing Diet Accentuates Fibrosing Murine Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Offspring
Luz Helena Gutierrez Sanchez, Kyoko Tomita, Qianqian Guo,Petra Hirsova, and Samar H. Ibrahim
NONINVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF PEDIATRIC LIVER DISEASE: CAN LIVER BIOPSY BE AVOIDED?
Stavra Xanthakos MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this session, the learner will be able to:
1. Understand available modalities for noninvasive assessment of liver disease across pediatric liverdiseases
2. Summarize the limitations of currently available biomarkers for liver disease
3. Identify gaps in knowledge and ongoing research in noninvasive assessment of liver disease
Stavra Xanthakos MD - Slides
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PPARy-DEPENDENT GENETIC REGULATION OF NAFLD
David Rudnick MD, PhD - Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO