Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Gastroenterology: An Illustrated Guide (Clinical Gastroenterology)

 Description:

This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of procedures for the gastrointestinal tract. The volume describes the indications, contraindications, and precise method of a procedure, under normal anatomical conditions and when the gastrointestinal tract is surgically altered. In addition to revised chapters from the previous edition, the latest edition features new chapters that cover such topics as endoscopic accessories, cleaning and disinfecting gastrointestinal endoscopes, tissue sampling, removal of foreign bodies, and confocal endoscopy and robotic endoscopy. Each chapter is also accompanied by photographs, diagrams, tables, and algorithms to precisely and easily display complex information.

Written by leading authorities from around the globe, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Gastroenterology: An Illustrated Guide, Second Edition is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, and gastroenterology fellows in training who treat and manage patients with gastrointestinal disorders.

Table of contents (55 chapters)

·         History of the Instruments and Techniques of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Pages 3-13

·         Recent Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Pages 15-21

·         Endoscopic Management of Foreign Bodies

Pages 23-39

·         Newer and Evolving Endoscopic Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Pages 41-56

·         Recent Advances in Imaging of Barrett’s Esophagus

Pages 57-65

·         Endoscopic Management of Barrett’s Esophagus

Pages 67-74

·         Endoscopic Tissue Sampling: A Pathologist’s Perspective (Good Endoscopists Think Ahead)

Pages 75-87

·         Complications Related to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Pages 89-105

·         Anticoagulants and Therapeutic Endoscopy

Pages 107-113

·         Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy

Pages 115-130

·         Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

Pages 131-141

·         Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Strictures

Pages 143-153

·         Argon Plasma Coagulation in Gastroenterology

Pages 155-163

·         Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Varices and Variceal Hemorrhage

Pages 165-178

·         Endoscopic Management of Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Pages 179-192

·         Management of Gastric Varices

Pages 193-206

·         Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy for Feeding

Pages 207-223

·         Capsule Endoscopy

Pages 225-251

·         Device-Assisted Enteroscopy

Pages 253-264

·         Gastrointestinal Tract Stenting

Pages 265-285

·         Colonoscopic Polypectomy

Pages 287-296

·         Colonic Decompression

Pages 297-305

·         Acute Colonic Bleeding

Pages 307-322

·         Endotherapy of Leaks and Fistula

Pages 323-330

·         The Role of Chromoendoscopy and Enhanced Imaging Techniques in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Colorectal Cancer Colonoscopy Surveillance

Pages 331-337

·         Ultrasound-Guided/Ultrasound-Assisted Percutaneous Liver Biopsy

Pages 339-347

·         Instruments and Accessories for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Pages 349-355

·         Minor Papilla Cannulation and Endotherapy

Pages 357-366

·         Endoscopic Management of Bile Duct Stones: Small and Large

Pages 367-374

·         Cholangiopancreatoscopy

Pages 375-385

·         ERCP in Surgically Altered Anatomy Patients

Pages 387-397

·         Endoscopic Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Pages 399-410

·         Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fistula and Leaks

Pages 411-427

·         Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts

Pages 429-445

·         Instruments and Accessories for Endoscopic Ultrasound

Pages 447-458

·         Contrast-Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasound (CE-EUS)

Pages 459-471

·         Technique of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA)

Pages 473-491

·         Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Access and Drainage

Pages 493-503

·         EUS-Guided Drainage of Pelvic Abscesses

Pages 505-509

·         Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Block and Celiac Plexus Neurolysis

Pages 511-519

·         Flexible Robotic Endoscopy Systems and the Future Ahead

Pages 521-536

·         Device Development and Accessories

Pages 537-549

·         NOTES: Past, Present, and Future

Pages 551-553

·         How to Set Up an Endoscopy Center

Pages 557-566

·         Sedation and Monitoring in Endoscopy

Pages 567-574

·         The Roles and Responsibilities of Nurses in the Endoscopy Unit

Pages 575-585

·         Quality and Efficiency in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Units

Pages 587-601

·         Quality Measures in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Pages 603-615

·         Documentation and Description of Endoscopic Procedures

Pages 617-625

·         Gastrointestinal Endoscope Reprocessing

Pages 627-634

·         Teaching and Training in Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy

Pages 637-647

·         Training in Advanced Endoscopy

Pages 649-659

·         Teaching and Training in Endoscopic Ultrasound

Pages 661-666

·         Credentialing and Privileging for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures

Pages 667-671

·         The Future of Endoscopy

Pages 673-675