Anti-TNFα medication Authors, date Study summary Study population, sample size Dosing information Clinical response Clinical remission and mucosal improvement Infli ximab Rutgeerts et al. [15] Induction (ACT 1) 364 TNF-naïve…
Fig. 2.1 Estimating polyp siz e using biopsy forceps. The biopsy forceps have jaws with 2.5 mm in diameter, which open to a width of 7 mm For the successful…
Fig. 5.1 Immediate bleeding after polypectomy can be easily controlled by coagulation Fig. 5.2 (a) Active bleeding site covered with blood clots, (b) bleeding control by clipping 5.1 APC (Argon…
Category Diagnosis 1 Negative for neoplasia 2 Indefinite for neoplasia 3 Mucosal low grade neoplasia Low grade adenoma Low grade dysplasia 4 Mucosal high grade neoplasia 4–1 High grade adenoma/dysplasia…
Fig. 3.1 Classification of LSTs The size and type of LSTs are good predictors of invasive cancer, and the proportion of submucosal carcinoma increases with increasing size of flat depressed…
Current medication Antiplatelet agent: aspirin, NSAIDs, dipyridamole, thienopyridines (clopidogrel and ticlopidine), GP II/IIIa inhibitors (tirofiban, abciximab, eptifibatide) Anticoagulant: warfarin, UFH, LMWH Medication affecting renal function: ACE inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blocker,…
Definite Clinical signs of peritonitis Clinical and radiological signs of perforation or colonic suffering Associated small intestine obstruction Relative Time required to obtain endoscopic expertise Peritoneal carcinomatosis Patients undergoing anti-angiogenic…
Fig. 9.1 Deconstructing the splenic flexure requires knowledge of the mesocolic vasculature as well as the critical retroperitoneal structures including the left renal vein (large arrow). The small arrow shows…
Fig. 10.1 Applying transabdominal sutures for retraction of the sigmoid colon Introduction In 1982, RJ Heald published and advocated the technique of total mesorectal excision (TME) for the surgical treatment…
Fig. 16.1 Intraoperative view of the Ligament of Trietz, Inferior Mesenteric Vein, and Left Colic Artery for the splenic dissection portion of the operation 3. Incise the peritoneum deep to…
