Chapter 10 Principles of Electrosurgery Petros Benias, David L. Carr-Locke Electrosurgery harnesses electricity with the intent of creating various thermal effects such as resection, incision, hemostasis, and devitalization of target…
Chapter 31 Endoscopic Ultrasound–Assisted Access to the Pancreatic Duct Larissa L. Fujii, Michael J. Levy Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) is the method most commonly employed to access the main pancreatic…
Chapter 39 Combined Biliary and Duodenal Obstruction Kathryn R. Byrne, Douglas G. Adler Patients with malignant pancreaticobiliary disease, most commonly pancreatic cancer, often develop malignant biliary obstruction, malignant gastric outlet…
Chapter 5 Sedation in ERCP Gregory A. Coté Unlike routine endoscopic procedures, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) combines several unique challenges. Despite defined indications, the complexity and length of each procedure…
Fig. 5.1 Thick-slab HASTE image enteral contrast outlining the small bowel up to the ascending colon Table 5.1 MRI sequences for enterography examination 1 2 3 4 5 MR…
Fig. 4.1 Normal appearance of jejunum at CT enterography. Note thin and regularly spaced valvulae conniventes in distended jejunum (a). Collapsed jejunum in another patient at CT enterography (b) shows…
Fig. 13.1 An ileal GIST: at abdominal CT in the axial scans (a) and at CE (b) Fig. 13.2 CTE showing, in axial scan, a duodenal lesion (a) and, in…
Fig. 16.1 Magnetic guided capsule endoscopy (MGCE) equipment Capsule Maneuverability The patient lies in the magnetic guidance equipment, with a stable stomach position allowing maximal force for navigation of the…
Fig. 2.1 Conventional enteroclysis versus MR enterography. Conventional enteroclysis (a) shows small nodular defects (arrows) corresponding to pseudopolyps shown by transverse steady-state MR enterography sequence (arrows in b) in a…
Fig. 18.1 A transparent hood (D201-10704, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) attached to the tip of the endoscope Fig. 18.2 CO2 insufflation device (GW-1, Fujifilm, Tokyo, Japan) Desire for a Larger Accessory…
