Esophagitis
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…
Naso‐jejunal and Gastro‐jejunal tube placement
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…
Indications for gastrointestinal endoscopy in childhood
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…
Endoscopic approach to obscure gastrointestinal bleeding lesions
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…
Natural orifice transendoluminal surgery
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…
Handling of specimens and orientation of biopsies
13Handling of specimens and orientation of biopsies Marta C. Cohen and Paul Arnold KEY POINTS Careful handling of specimens is important in the endoscopy unit. Orientation of small intestinal biopsies…
Celiac disease
23Celiac disease Alina Popp, Daniel Vasile Balaban, and Markku Mäki KEY POINTS Macroscopic evidence of likely celiac disease includes a mosaic appearance of the duodenal mucosa, so‐called “scalloping” of the…
Role of endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease including scoring systems
24Role of endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease including scoring systems Salvatore Oliva, Mike Thomson, David Wilson, and Dan Turner KEY POINTS Upper GI endoscopy (EGD) can help to discern the…
Foreign body ingestion
29Foreign body ingestion Raoul Furlano, George Gershman, and Jenifer R. Lightdale KEY POINTS Button battery ingestion is an endoscopic emergency and work‐up includes a chest X‐ray. Management of ingestion of…
Gastritis and gastropathy
22Gastritis and gastropathy Shishu Sharma and Mike Thomson KEY POINTS “Gastritis” is a term used when histological confirmation of gastric inflammation is identified and is not an endoscopic term. There…
