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Pediatric Liver Disease

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Pediatric Cholestatic Diseases & PFIC – What Every Hepatologist Should Know

04/17/2025

Join Dr. Carina Kugelmas, pediatric nutrition specialist at Denver Health, and Dr. Rima Fawaz, pediatric hepatologist and Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation at Yale, as they explore the often-overlooked causes of cholestatic liver disease in children. This in-depth conversation takes a closer look at progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) and other pediatric cholestatic disorders, covering key diagnostic strategies including bilirubin fractionation, bile acid profiling, genetic testing, and GGT levels. The discussion also highlights supportive care, fat-soluble vitamin supplementation, nutritional management, and the latest advancements in treatment—such as IBAT inhibitors (odevixibat, maralixibat)—that have transformed the landscape of pediatric liver care and reduced the need for transplant due to severe pruritus. Learn how early diagnosis, genetic insights, and targeted therapies are improving outcomes, quality of life, and growth in children affected by these rare but serious conditions. Ideal for pediatricians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and nutrition experts looking to stay up to date on cutting-edge care in pediatric liver disease.
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State of the Art: MASLD in Children

04/09/2026

Live from the 2026 Liver Connect Conference, Stavra Xanthakos, MD, MS, Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH, Jeffrey Schwimmer, MD, Jennifer Panganiban, MD, and Rohit Kohli, MD provide a session on the State of the Art: MASLD in Children. This session provides a comprehensive overview of pediatric metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), highlighting the latest guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Experts review prevalence, screening, diagnosis, and management, noting that MASLD affects nearly 1 in 10 children and is strongly linked to obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors.

This session is essential for clinicians seeking practical, up-to-date strategies for diagnosing and managing pediatric MASLD and preventing long-term complications.

2026
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Treatment of Cholestatic Disease in Children (Alagille Syndrome, PFIC)

04/09/2026

Live from the 2026 Liver Connect Conference, Rima Fawaz, MD, Ronald Sokol, MD, Raj Vuppalanchi, MD, Aparna Goel, MD, Kris Kowdley, MD, and Pierre Gholam, MD deliver a session on the Treatment of Cholestatic Disease in Children. This session provides a comprehensive update on cholestatic liver diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and key pediatric conditions such as Alagille syndrome, PFIC, and biliary atresia.

Overall, this session provides a practical, multidisciplinary framework for diagnosing, risk stratifying, and managing cholestatic liver diseases across the lifespan, with a focus on emerging therapies, symptom control, and improving patient quality of life.

2026
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Digestive congenital anomalies: a call for equity in global neonatal surgical care.

06/11/2026

Rahmanian Mohammad (M);Azizmohammad Looha Mehdi (M)

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OPTN/SRTR 2024 Annual Data Report: Liver.

06/01/2026

Kwong Allison J (AJ);Lake John R (JR);Schladt David P (DP);Martinez Alina (A);Weiss Samantha (S);Handarova Dzhuliyana (D);Schumacher Benjamin (B);Snyder Jon J (JJ);Hart Allyson (A);Kim W Ray (WR)

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Hepatic venous pressure gradient, non-invasive tests, and prognosis across the subtypes of advanced steatotic liver disease.

06/11/2026

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