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Paediatric Gastroenterology — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Paediatric Gastroenterology reads, and what each title is for.

7Titles listed
4Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Paediatric Gastroenterology at a glance

Childhood liver disease, malabsorption, inflammatory bowel disease and paediatric endoscopy.

DisciplinePaediatric Sub-specialties
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromDNB/MD Paediatrics
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Paediatric Gastroenterology

Most units run on Walker's for depth and Wyllie for day-to-day management; fellows work through Wyllie in the first year and go to Walker's chapter-wise when preparing a seminar or an unusual case. Kelly is the hepatology workhorse in Indian centres, where biliary atresia, Wilson disease and acute liver failure dominate the transplant workup. ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN position papers are read alongside the textbooks because endoscopy indications, coeliac diagnosis and IBD protocols move faster than new editions appear. Nelson is kept for the general paediatrics questions that still turn up in the exit exam.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Walker's Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease: Physiology, Diagnosis, Managementcore readingRonald E. Kleinman, Olivier-Jean Goulet, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Ian R. Sanderson, Philip M. Sherman (eds.) · People's Medical Publishing House · 6th edition (2018)The two-volume reference the department owns, used chapter-wise for seminars, thesis background and rare-disease workups.
  2. Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseasecore readingRobert Wyllie, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Marsha Kay (eds.) · Elsevier · 7th edition (2025)The single-volume text most fellows read cover-to-cover, and the one that maps closest to how cases are actually managed on the ward.
  3. Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide to Practicecore readingStefano Guandalini, Anil Dhawan (eds.) · Springer · 2nd edition (2021)Practice-oriented and strong on nutrition and intestinal failure, which is the part of the job least well covered elsewhere.
  4. Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System in Childrencore readingDeirdre A. Kelly (ed.)The hepatology text fellows read before liver clinic and transplant meetings, and the standard reference for cholestasis and metabolic liver disease.
  5. Liver Disease in ChildrenreferenceFrederick J. Suchy, Ronald J. Sokol, William F. Balistreri (eds.)Used as the second opinion on paediatric hepatology, particularly for genetic cholestatic syndromes and post-transplant problems.
  6. ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guidelines and Position PapersreferenceEuropean Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)Required reading for coeliac disease, GERD, IBD, H. pylori and endoscopy standards, and quoted directly in unit protocols.
  7. Nelson Textbook of PediatricsreferenceRobert M. Kliegman, Joseph W. St. Geme III, Nathan J. Blum, Robert C. Tasker, Karen M. Wilson, Abigail M. Schuh (eds.) · Elsevier · 22nd edition (2024)Kept for the general paediatrics grounding and the broad-based questions that appear in the exit theory paper.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Paediatric Gastroenterology — questions

Which books do FNB Paediatric Gastroenterology fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 4 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Paediatric Gastroenterology?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Paediatric Gastroenterology from?

DNB/MD Paediatrics

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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