10.1055/b-0038-149335 34 Portal Hypertension, Varices, Gastropathy, and Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia Ibrahim Mostafa Ibrahim, Mostafa Ibrahim, and Nancy N. Fanous 34.1 Introduction The term “portal hypertension” was first introduced by…
10.1055/b-0038-149333 32 Sporadic Neoplastic Polyps of the Duodenum and Ampulla Prashant Mudireddy and Gregory Haber 32.1 Introduction Sporadic duodenal polyps are polyps seen in patients without a family history of…
10.1055/b-0038-149329 28 Peptic Ulcer Disease and Bleeding, Including Duodenal Ulcer Moe Kyaw, James Lau, and Joseph Jao Yiu Sung 28.1 Introduction In peptic ulcer disease and bleeding, endoscopy has both…
10.1055/b-0038-149327 26 Achalasia Froukje B van Hoeij, Paul Fockens, and Albert J Bredenoord 26.1 Introduction Esophageal achalasia is a primary esophageal motor disorder characterized by aperistalsis and absent relaxation of…
10.1055/b-0038-149326 25 Benign Esophageal Strictures and Esophageal Narrowing Including Eosinophilic Esophagitis Peter D. Siersema 25.1 Introduction Benign esophageal strictures and narrowing are commonly seen in daily endoscopic practice. The cornerstone…
10.1055/b-0038-149313 12 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Philip W.Y. Chiu and Rajvinder Singh 12.1 History of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy The development of endoscopy can be traced back to the ancient Roman time…
10.1055/b-0038-149321 20 Endoscopic Ultrasonography Geoffroy Vanbiervliet 20.1 Introduction Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has become indispensable and unavoidable in the diagnostic and the treatment of the digestive diseases. It is a demanding…
10.1055/b-0038-149320 19 The Contribution of Histopathology to Endoscopy Michael Vieth According to Rudolf Virchow (1858), the etiology of all diseases can be boiled down to alterations of single cells. 1…
10.1055/b-0038-149322 21 Hybrid, Natural Orifice, and Laparoscopy-Assisted Endoscopy: New Paradigms in Minimally Invasive Therapy Robert H. Hawes 21.1 Introduction The initial concept of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) was…
10.1055/b-0038-149318 17 Cholangioscopy David Lee, Juliana Yang, and Ali A. Siddiqui 17.1 Introduction The direct visualization of the biliary tree has long been out of reach for endoscopists. However, with…
