Endoscopy

Mar 11, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Endoscopy

Fig. 3.1 X-ray of push enteroscopy using a 2 m long instrument It was 1982 when the first report demonstrated the use of enteroscopy in the diagnosis of a small…

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ERCP in Patients with Altered Anatomy

Mar 11, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on ERCP in Patients with Altered Anatomy

Anatomy Papilla intact? Short afferent limb Bilroth II gastrojejunostomy Yes Long afferent limb Whipple’s procedure No Gastrojejunostomy Yes Choledochojejunostomy/hepaticojejunostomy No Total gastrectomy with esophagojejunostomy Yes Very long afferent limb Gastric…

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mar 11, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Fig. 10.1 CD SB lesions of varying degrees of severity, SBCE views. These appearances are not specific to CD and may be induced by other etiologies (including other inflammatory conditions…

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Small-Bowel Strictures Dilation and Stent Placement

Mar 11, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Small-Bowel Strictures Dilation and Stent Placement

Benign Peptic ulcer NSAIDs (diaphragm disease) Crohn’s disease Radiation Postinfectious (viral) Ischemic Radiation Eosinophilic enteritis Trauma Anastomotic Stenosing enteritis Malignant Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (primary or recurrent) Metastatic disease Lymphoma Miscellaneous Pouch…

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Improved Capsule Hardware and Software

Mar 11, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Improved Capsule Hardware and Software

Fig. 17.1 A sample of Quadview image overview Fig. 17.2 Panoramic images from the CapsoCam capsule. Blue arrows, sample duodenal papillas. Reprinted with permission from Friedrich K, Gehrke S, Stremmel…

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Balloon Enteroscopy

Mar 11, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Balloon Enteroscopy

Fig. 7.1 Balloon-assisted enteroscopy. (a) Double-balloon enteroscope. (b) Single-balloon enteroscope. The major similitude is the overtube with the balloon (red circle). In double-balloon enteroscopy there is an additional balloon on…

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Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

Mar 11, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

Fig. 6.1 (a) Pillcam SB3 (Given Imaging, Yokneam, Israel); (b) Endocapsule (Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan); (c) Mirocam (IntroMedic Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea); (d) Capsocam SV1 (Capsovision, Saratoga, USA);…

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