Polypectomy
Chapter 13 Polypectomy Yoji Takeuchi, MD; Noriya Uedo, MD; and Ryu Ishihara, MD Introduction Polypectomy is a well-established technique for the endoscopic removal of gastrointestinal (GI) polyps. Most GI polyps…
Electrosurgical Equipment and Principles of Electrosurgery
Chapter 12 Electrosurgical Equipment and Principles of Electrosurgery Jeffrey D. Mosko, MD and Gyanprakash A. Ketwaroo, MD, MSc Introduction Endoscopic resection has come a long way since the advent of…
Devices and Accessories for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
Chapter 11 Devices and Accessories for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Osamu Goto, MD, PhD Introduction The concept of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) emerged in late 1990s1 for the management of early…
Technical Aspects for Precutting Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
Chapter 17 Technical Aspects for Precutting Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Naohisa Yoshida, MD, PhD; Ken Inoue, MD, PhD; and Yoshito Itoh, MD, PhD Introduction Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has become a…
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using a Scissors-Type Knife
Chapter 23 Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using a Scissors-Type Knife Osamu Dohi, MD, PhD and Yoshito Itoh, MD, PhD Introduction In Japan, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is one of the standard…
Per-Oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy
Chapter 33 Per-Oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy Marc A. Ward, MD and Lee L. Swanström, MD, FACS, FASGE, FRCSEng Introduction Flexible endoscopy has made incisionless treatment of a variety of diseases possible….
Training in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: The Eastern Perspective
Chapter 30 Training in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection The Eastern Perspective Masao Yoshida, MD and Kohei Takizawa, MD Introduction Some experts have proposed that endoscopic submucosal dissection…
Training in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: The Western Perspective
Chapter 31 Training in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection The Western Perspective Federico Iacopini, MD Introduction Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) permits the safe and easy removal of most…
Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy
Chapter 32 Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy Alireza Sedarat, MD and Mouen Khashab, MD Introduction Per-Oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a minimally invasive endoscopic means of performing esophagogastric myotomy to palliate symptoms…
Endoscopic Resection Outcomes and Postresection Surveillance of Barrett-Associated Neoplasia
Chapter 27 Endoscopic Resection Outcomes and Postresection Surveillance of Barrett-Associated Neoplasia Saraswathi Arasu, DO and Michael S. Smith, MD, MBA Introduction Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is the only identifiable premalignant condition…
