18Confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pediatric gastrointestinal disorders Mike Thomson and Krishnappa Venkatesh KEY POINTS Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is feasible and safe in children as young as…
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21Eosinophilic esophagitis Calies Menard-Katcher, Glenn T. Furuta, and Robert E. Kramer KEY POINTS The only currently available investigation which accurately diagnoses eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) and differentiates it from other esophageal…
42Endoscopic management of polyposis syndromes Warren Hyer, Mike Thomson, and Thomas Attard KEY POINTS Wireless capsule endoscopy with balloon enteroscopy is integral in the management of polyp syndromes. Rectal polyp…
43Transnasal gastrointestinal endoscopy Sara Koo, Kristina Leinwand, Simon Panter, and Joel A. Friedlander KEY POINTS Bronchoscopes may be used in adolescents to determine esophageal pathology by TNE. Adequate preparation with…
20Esophagitis Mário C. Vieira, Luciana B. Mendez Ribeiro, and Sabine Krüger Truppel KEY POINTS “Esophagitis” is really an histological term and the endoscopic description should probably better use nomenclature such…
36Naso‐jejunal and Gastro‐jejunal tube placement George Gershman KEY POINTS Naso‐jejunal (NJ) or gastro‐jejunal (GJ) tubes may offer safe feeding in children who have severe reflux and/or gastroparesis. Radiological and endoscopic…
10Indications for gastrointestinal endoscopy in childhood Dalia Belsha, Jerome Viala, George Gershman, and Mike Thomson KEY POINTS Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy are as available now for children as they were…
32Endoscopic approach to obscure gastrointestinal bleeding lesions Natalia Nedelkopoulou, Sara Isoldi, Dalia Belsha, and Mike Thomson KEY POINTS The mid‐small bowel is now amenable to exploration by video wireless capsule…
47Natural orifice transendoluminal surgery Mike Thomson KEY POINTS Natural orifice transendoluminal surgery (NOTES) involves performing procedures previously only occurring with standard laparoscopy or laparotomy, i.e., with an extraluminal component and…
