Foreign Body Removal
Fig. 4.1 Esophageal stricture located distal to an esophageal food impaction that was endoscopically removed Diagnosis History and Physical History is the most important element in diagnosing a gastrointestinal foreign body….
Complications of Upper Endoscopy and Their Management
Bleeding Perforation Gastric polypectomy 6–7.2% [95–97] 0–0.45% [9, 98] EMR: Esophagus 1.2% [101] 0.5–5% [102, 106] Gastric 0–11.5% [102–105] 1% [108] ESD: Esophageal 4.5–15.6% [108, 115] 2.3% [108, 118,…
Evaluation and Management of Mucosal and Submucosal Lesions in the Foregut
Fig. 12.1 Splenic artery. Endoscopy shows a pulsatile prominence in the posterior gastric wall. Varying views on EUS shows a tubular, also round anechoic structure. Doppler examination shows pulsatile flow Incidence…
Enteral Feeding Tubes: What Every Fellow Should Know
Fig. 9.1 a NET placement: clipping suture attached to nasoenteric feeding tube to small bowel. b NET placement: Nasoenteric feeding tube clipped to small bowel Percutaneous Enterostomy Tubes Enterostomy tubes are…
Diagnosis and Management of Barrett’s Esophagus
Fig. 5.1 a, b Endoscopic image of short-segment Barrett’s esophagus Fig. 5.2 a Endoscopic image of long-segment Barrett’s esophagus. b Close-up image of same patient as (a), with narrow band imaging (NBI)…
Neoplasms and Nodules
CHAPTER 11 Neoplasms and Nodules Introduction This chapter is intended to provide a working overview of the tumours and tumour-like nodular lesions that the pathologist will encounter with some frequency…
The Liver in Systemic Disease and Pregnancy
CHAPTER 15 The Liver in Systemic Disease and Pregnancy Introduction Liver biopsies are often obtained to evaluate abnormalities of liver function tests in patients with known or suspected systemic disease…
Biliary Disease
CHAPTER 5 Biliary Disease Introduction There are many sites along the biliary tree where bile flow may be interrupted, from the bile canaliculi and smallest intrahepatic ducts to the large…
The Liver in Organ Transplantation
CHAPTER 16 The Liver in Organ Transplantation Introduction The pathologist is often asked to examine liver biopsies obtained to evaluate liver dysfunction in transplant patients, including recipients of liver, renal…
Childhood Liver Disease and Metabolic Disorders
CHAPTER 13 Childhood Liver Disease and Metabolic Disorders Introduction Paediatric liver biopsies present a unique set of diagnostic problems for the pathologist, many of which become clinically apparent in the…
