The Liver Unit

Birmingham Children’s Hospital

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Admission to the Liver Unit
Abdominal Ultrasound
Angiography
Chromium EDTA
Endoscopic Ultrasound
ERCP - Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Liver Biopsy - Percutaneous
Liver Biopsy - Transjugular
Location of the Liver
PCT -Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram
TBida Scan
Choledocal Cyst
Endoscopy

 

Useful Links

The Children's Liver Disease Foundation works very closely in supporting all paediatric liver units and has lots of useful information and contacts, their website address http://www.childliverdisease.org

 

Visit other sites for useful information

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

British Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

British Liver Trust

British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

British Transplant Society

European Society Paediatric Gastroentrology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Hepatitis C Trust

International Paediatric Transplant Association

Intestinal Transplant Registry

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

 

The James Brindley School

The James Brindley School is a unique school in that it is the only one in the country to include all hospital teaching units, pupil referral units and home education throughout the city. For further information on the James Brindley School, please click here.

 

NHS24 hour telephone line: 0845 4647
BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
The Liver Unit Charity Fund - Registered Charity Number: 1111945

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