The endoscopy unit

Dec 15, 2022 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on The endoscopy unit

3The endoscopy unit Harpreet Pall  KEY POINTS Well‐designed endoscopy units are essential to providing high‐quality care in pediatric gastroenterology. Meticulous disinfection of the instruments is a vital component of patient…

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Introduction

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1Introduction George Gershman and Mike Thomson In the late 1960s, flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy emerged as a novel diagnostic tool but was not employed routinely in children until the mid‐1970s when…

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38: Acute pancreatitis

Nov 27, 2022 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on 38: Acute pancreatitis

CHAPTER 38Acute pancreatitis Timothy B. Gardner Dartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA In the United States, acute pancreatitis is the most common reason for hospitalization due to a gastrointestinal illness,…

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