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PART I: GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS IN CHILDHOOD Dysphagia, Gastroesophageal Reflux, and Eating Disorders Acute Abdominal Pain Chronic and Recurrent Abdominal Pain Abdominal Mass and Abdominal Distention Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Acute Vomiting and Diarrhea Chronic Diarrhea Failure to Thrive and Digestive Tract Disease Constipation Clinical Features of Liver Disease Liver Failure PART II: SPECIFIC DISEASE ENTITIES Disorders of the Esophagus Disorders of the Stomach Intestinal Infections Food-Related Disorders Anatomic Lesions of the Gut Selective Defects of Small Intestinal Absorption Inflammatory and Related Diseases Immunologic Disorders Other Gastrointestinal Disorders Disorders of the Exocrine Pancreas Disorders of the Liver Primary and Secondary