“…During its short history, there have been impressive improvements in the diagnosis, treatment and morbidity of children with liver disease. In his review, Németh describes how the use of molecular biology has resulted in an increase in exact diagnoses and highlights how liver transplants have provided an enormous stimulus for the discipline . Due to changing morbidity patterns, the discipline now faces new challenges, such as liver diseases induced by environmental and lifestyle factors, but different forms of chronic viral hepatitis are diminishing.…”