title: Pediatric hepatobiliary disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This review summarizes recent advancements occurring over the past year in the field of pediatric hepatology. They have helped in the understanding and treatment of several liver and biliary tract disorders of childhood.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recent advancements in the areas of childhood primary sclerosing cholangitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, acute liver failure, liver transplantation, neonatal hemochromatosis, and the Biliary Atresia Research Consortium have been summarized.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Developments and continued research in these areas have the potential to bring significant benefits to children affected by these disorders.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Harpreet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pall
authors.forename: Maureen M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011379:Prognosis