Endoscopic Sphincterotomy
Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Todd H. Baron, MD Endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) is often used as a primary therapeutic modality or a secondary tool to facilitate minimally invasive management of a variety of…
Basics of ERCP
Basics of ERCP Larissa Fujii-Lau, MD Since endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was first introduced in 1968 and endoscopic sphincterotomy in 1974, it has become the standard of care in the…
Placement of Colonic Self-Expandable Metal Stents
Placement of Colonic Self-Expandable Metal Stents Amy Hosmer, MD The placement of self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) in the colon is performed for the palliation of malignant disease within or adjacent…
Colonic Decompression
Colonic Decompression Karthik Gnanapandithan, MD, MS Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, MRCP, PhD Harry R. Aslanian, MD Colonoscopy is a useful tool in the management of colonic obstruction and pseudo-obstruction. It can…
Polypectomy, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, and Tattooing in the Colon
Polypectomy, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, and Tattooing in the Colon Sarah K. McGill, MD Theodore W. James, MD Ian S. Grimm, MD Colonoscopy and removal of neoplasms prevents colorectal cancer. Techniques…
The Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Hemorrhoids
The Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Hemorrhoids Shaffer R.S. Mok, MD, MBS David L. Diehl, MD, FACP, FASGE INCIDENCE Approximately 2.2 million outpatient evaluations occur annually for hemorrhoidal…
Anoscopy and Rigid Sigmoidoscopy
Anoscopy and Rigid Sigmoidoscopy Ana DeRoo, MD John C. Byrn, MD The routine use of colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy to examine the rectum and distal colon has not alleviated the…
Basic Colonoscopy
Basic Colonoscopy Mishita Goel, MBBS Rajesh Keswani, MD, MS Colonoscopy permits the visual examination of the mucosal surface from the anal canal to the terminal ileum using a flexible digital…
Capsule Endoscopy
Capsule Endoscopy Salmaan A. Jawaid, MD David R. Cave, MD Video endoscopic capsules (PillCam, Medtronic, MN, USA; EC-10, Olympus America, PA; Mirocam, South Korea; and CapsoCam, Capsovision, CA) can be…
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Duodenal Lesions
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Duodenal Lesions Richard S. Kwon, MD, MS This chapter will focus on duodenal adenomas which can present an endoscopic challenge. The prevalence of sporadic duodenal adenomas…
