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Directions for coming to Textiles Committee Auditorium (venue for Metabolic Liver Disease meeting )

From South Mumbai
Come to Worli, then to Century Bazar ( Bengal Chemical)
Cross Century Bazar traffic light, next traffic light is Prabhadevi
Here turn left into P Balu Marg ( Tata Press lane)

From North Mumbai
Come to Siddhvinayak temple ( Prabhadevi)
Further ahead towards South Mumbai road becomes one way, turn left cross Ravindra Natya Mandir, turn right at next traffic light and at next traffic light turn right again into Prabhadevi Temple lane - this lane will come back to Veer Savarkar Marg ( Caddell Road) cross across traffic light to P Balu marg ( Tata Press Lane)

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Liver Transplant

Which child with liver disease needs liver transplantation?

Liver transplantation is sometimes the only treatment for children  with acute or chronic liver disease that is progressive, life-threatening and unable to be successfully treated with other therapies such as medications and surgery. In children the most common indication is failed surgery for biliary atresia, a congenital condition. Liver transplantation has about a 90% one-year survival rate and thousands of people have benefited from this remarkable surgery all over the world and now in India.

When should you seek an opinion on liver transplantation?

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Glycogen storage disorders: Affecting the liver

What is Glycogen? What is its role in our body?

Glycogen is the storage form of glucose (sugar) in the body. It is a complex material made of individual glucose molecules linked together in long chains with many branches off the chains (just like a tree). Glycogen is mainly stored in the liver and muscle cells, but the kidneys and intestines also store some limited amounts of glycogen.

 

Metabolism is the process by which our body breaks down the food we eat and converts it to energy. 

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Registration Details

Download Registration form and brochure below. There is No online registration/Payment facility. The registration form should be downloaded, filled and posted to the conference secreteriat. Facebook events page is just to let you express your interest, it must be followed by actual registration process of offline payment being sent along with filled in form. Details here under:

***Meeting awarded 4 credit hours by Maharashtra Medical Council!***

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Choledochal Cyst

What is choledochat cyst?

A choledochal cyst is an uncommon inborn dilation of the hepatic or bile duct of the liver, the parcel which transports bile produced by the cells to the gallbladder and duodenum.

What are the different types of choledochal cyst?

There are five types of choledochal cysts. Type 1 Cysts is making upward about half of all choledochal cysts. This character is a cystic dilation of the extrahepatic bililary duct. Type 2 Cysts is an irregular pocket or sac opening from the duct. Type 3 involves a cyst that is located within the duodenal fence. 
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Acute Liver Failure in Children

What is Acute liver failure?

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a disorder in which severe acute impairment of liver function, with or without alteration of consciousness in association with liver cell damage in a child with no recognised underlying chronic liver disease
 

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Gaucher’s disease

What is Gaucher’s disease?

 Gaucher's disease is the most common of the lysosomal storage diseases. It is pronounced as GO-SHEY.  It results from deficiency of a specific enzyme in the body caused by genetic mutation present in both parents. This deficiency leads to accumulation of an abnormal fatty substance in different organs of the body such as liver, spleen, brain, bone marrow and lungs.

 How is Gaucher's disease transmitted?

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Alagille syndrome

What is Alagille syndrome?

It is a Genetic disorder(JAG 1 gene)  also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia.Children  usually have a liver disease characterized by a progressive loss of the bile ducts within the liver over the first year of life and narrowing of the bile ducts outside the liver. This leads to a buildup of bile in the liver, causing damage to liver cells. Scarring may occur and lead to cirrhosis in about 30 to 50 percent of affected children.

How common is this condition?

The incidence rate is approximately 1 case in every 100,000 live births.

What is the cause and risk of developing syndrome?

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