Variceal endoscopic hemostasis
31Variceal endoscopic hemostasis Patrick McKiernan, Lauren Johanson, and Mike Thomson KEY POINTS Currently, a three‐grade classification system is used in the UK and Europe, and has been shown to have…
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Endoscopic management of caustic ingestion
26Endoscopic management of caustic ingestion Erasmo Miele and Samy Cadranel KEY POINTS Mucosal injury begins within minutes of caustic ingestion. Alkali ingestion has a greater risk of transmural damage. Endoscopy…
Confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pediatric gastrointestinal disorders
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…
Endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal bezoars
Related posts: Pediatric endoscopy training and ongoing assessment Pediatric procedural sedation and general anesthesia for gastrointestinal endoscopy Celiac disease Transnasal gastrointestinal endoscopy Pneumatic balloon dilation and peroral endoscopic myotomy for…
Eosinophilic esophagitis
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…
Endoscopic management of polyposis syndromes
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…
Transnasal gastrointestinal endoscopy
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…
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…
