Main description:

Highly Commended by the BMA Medical Book Awards for Internal Medicine!

Written and edited by internationally renowned specialists, the third edition of Gastroenterological Endoscopy covers the entire spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for the upper and lower GI tract while providing the latest overview of GI disorders. A great wealth of high-resolution photographs provides the visual information needed to confidently assess and diagnose mucosal lesions of the entire digestive tract. Significant advances in the field-both medical and technical-since the last edition are covered in comprehensive detail.

Key Features:

New panel of top international editors, continuing the tradition of excellence, depth, and breadth as originated by founding editors Classen, Tytgat, and Lightdale; list of contributing authors is a "who's who" of GI endoscopy
Coverage of newest, advanced tools and techniques: gastric-POEMS, submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection (STER), lumen-apposing metal stents, "over-the-scope" clips, and much more
More than 750 exquisite images

Gastroenterological Endoscopy, third edition, surely deserves a prominent place in any complete endoscopy reference collection.

Contents:

I Introduction to Endoscopy

1 Education and Training in Endoscopy

2 The Value of Clinical Research

II The Patient and Endoscopy

3 Informed Consent for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

4 Patient Preparation and Sedation for Endoscopy

5 Design of the Endoscopy Suite

6 Cleaning and Disinfection in Endoscopy

7 Electrosurgical Principles for Endoscopy

8 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Endoscopy

9 Quality Assurance in Endoscopy

10 Endoscopic Complications

11 Anticoagulation and Endoscopy

III General Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Techniques

12 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

13 Enteroscopy Techniques

14 Wireless Video Capsule Endoscopy

15 Colonoscopy: Preparation, Instrumentation, and Technique

16 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

17 Cholangioscopy

18 Advanced Imaging Methods

19 The Contribution of Histopathology to Endoscopy

20 Endoscopic Ultrasonography

21 Hybrid, Natural Orifice, and Laparoscopy-Assisted Endoscopy: New Paradigms in Minimally Invasive Therapy

IV Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disease

22 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Infectious Esophagitis

23 Barrett's Esophagus and Early Neoplasia

24 Squamous Neoplasia of the Esophagus

25 Benign Esophageal Strictures and Esophageal Narrowing Including Eosinophilic Esophagitis

26 Achalasia

27 Advanced Esophageal Cancer

28 Peptic Ulcer Disease and Bleeding, Including Duodenal Ulcer

29 Gastric Cancer Including Early Neoplasia and Preneoplastic Conditions

30 Obesity: Endoscopic Approaches

31 Small Intestinal Diseases Beyond the Duodenum

32 Sporadic Neoplastic Polyps of the Duodenum and Ampulla

33 Malabsorption and Food Allergy/Intolerance

34 Portal Hypertension, Varices, Gastropathy, and Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia

V Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Disease

35 Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Screening/Prevention

36 Advanced Colorectal Polyps and Early Cancer Resection

37 Inheritable Cancer Syndromes

38 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Microscopic Colitis

39 Lower Intestinal Bleeding Disorders

40 Anorectal Diseases

VI Biliopancreatic, Hepatic, and Peritoneal Diseases

41 Benign Biliary Disorders

42 Malignant Biliary Disease

43 Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

44 Pancreatic Cancers and Cystic Neoplasms

45 Subepithelial Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract

46 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies