Chapter 18 Basic Principles of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Technique Hiroyuki Ono, MD, PhD Introduction Endoscopic therapy for early gastrointestinal (GI) cancer has been attempted since the 1960s, but came to…
Chapter 7 Putting It All Together Indication for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the Stomach Yutaka Tomizawa, MD, MSc and Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD Introduction Endoscopic…
Chapter 6 Indication for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the Esophagus Helmut Messmann, MD; Alanna Ebigbo, MD; and Andreas Probst, MD Introduction The widespread use of endoscopy…
Chapter 4 Advanced Endoscopic Imaging Magnification Endoscopy, Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy, and Optical Coherence Tomography Helmut Neumann, MD, PhD, FASGE and Peter R. Galle, MD, PhD Introduction Since the introduction of…
Chapter 1 Introduction and History of Endoscopic Resection Techniques Takuji Gotoda, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG, FRCP The ideal resection technique for any given lesion in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract depends…
Key Points • Communication between the endosonographer and the cytopathologist is the key to a successful endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS FNA) service. • A cytopathology service should be involved…
Key Points • Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is gaining popularity as the procedure of choice over percutaneous methods in patients with failed biliary cannulation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. •…
Key Points • Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided ablative therapy consists of the injection of cytotoxic agents into cystic cavities or ganglia to eliminate premalignant epithelium or to produce neurolysis. • Celiac…
Key Points • Recognition of different types of pancreatic fluid collections is crucial for appropriate management. • Endoscopic-ultrasonography (EUS)-guided drainage is the treatment of choice in the management of pancreatic…
Key Points • Anal endosonography (AES) is simple to perform and visualizes the anal sphincter complex—notably the external and internal anal sphincters. • AES is able to image sphincter tears…
