Anatomy of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus
Anatomy of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus Richard L. Drake Jennifer M. Mcbride Michelle D. Inkster James S. Wu Surgical Anatomy, properly understood, implies not merely relation of parts, but…
GASTOINESTINAL SURGERY
Endosonography
Summary Introduction 274 1 Principles 275 2 Technical aspects 275 3 General EUS examination technique 281 4 EUS-guided FNA 282 5 How to examine tumors of the esophagus and mediastinum…
Interventional endoscopy
Stricture dilation Mouen Khashab François Cessot Sanjay Jagannath Summary Introduction 155 1 Clinical and endoscopic assessment 155 2 Equipment 157 3 Endoscopic techniques 157 4 Complications 161 Key Points • Apply the ‘rule…
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Photodynamic therapy was written by Jacques Etienne. 10.1 Introduction Introduction Although almost all endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is undertaken with a view to a therapeutic intervention, an understanding of the…
Introduction to endoscopy
1.1 Anatomy of an endoscope Jean Marc Canard Summary Introduction 1 1 The control handle 1 2 Main insertion tube 2 3 Bending section 3 4 The optical head 3…
Diagnostic upper endoscopy
Summary Introduction 84 1 Upper gastrointestinal anatomy 84 2 Indications 85 3 Contraindications 90 4 Equipment 90 5 Endoscopy technique 91 6 Complications 97 7 Upper endoscopy in children 99…
Diagnostic colonoscopy
Summary Introduction 101 1 Anatomy 101 2 Indications for colonoscopy (TC) 103 3 Contraindications 104 4 Equipment 104 5 Preparation of the examination room 104 6 Handling the colonoscope 104…
Small bowel endoscopy: Indications and technique
Video capsule endoscopy Gérard Gay Michel Delvaux Isaac Fassler Muriel Frédéric Ian Penman Summary Introduction 123 1 Technical principles 123 2 Examination procedure 125 3 Safety of VCE and contraindications 125 4 Indications and results…
Complications of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Summary Introduction 264 1 Complications of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy 264 2 Complications related to specific upper gastrointestinal procedures 268 3 Complications of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) 270 4 Complications of device-assisted…
Advanced imaging
Confocal endomicroscopy Kerry B. Dunbar Summary Introduction 140 1 Indications 140 2 Equipment 140 3 Contrast agents 142 4 Technique 142 5 Complications 142 6 Special considerations 142 Key Points •…
