Fig. 6.1 Food bolus impaction above an esophageal stricture Esophageal Strictures A variety of conditions can cause benign esophageal strictures. The most commonly found and clinically significant conditions are listed in…
Fig. 8.1 a Wide open pylorus after surgical pyloroplasty. b Appearance of a surgical pyloroplasty done more than 60 years previously, in a 100-year old patient After antrectomy, the remaining mid-stomach needs…
Esophagus Esophageal cancer – Squamous cell – Adenocarcinoma Gastric cardia cancer GE junction cancer Esophageal intramural neoplasia (GIST) Extrinsic tumor compression – Mediastinal tumors – Lymphoma – Lung cancer –…
Fig. 3.1 Natural history of portal hypertension: annual risks of varices and variceal Endoscopy plays a critical role in every aspect of the management of patients with varices and variceal hemorrhage…
Weight (kg) EGD <2.5 <6-mm gastroscope 2.5–10 <6-mm gastroscope preferred; standard adult gastroscope can be considered especially if therapeutic intervention required >10 Standard adult gastroscope Adapted from Barth et al….
1. Upper abdominal symptoms that persist despite an appropriate trial of therapy 2. Upper abdominal symptoms associated with other symptoms or signs suggesting structural disease (e.g., anorexia and weight loss)…
This chapter discusses quality indicators (QIs) that have been identified by the various GI societies in the USA (the ASGE, ACG, and the AGA) as they pertain to the practice…
Fig. 13.1 Sonde enteroscope [12] In the 1990s, push enteroscopy (PE) was introduced as an alternative using a specifically designed enteroscope with or without an overtube, or a colonoscope without an…
Further bleeding (average) (%) Prevalence (%) Spurting bleeding 80 9 Nonbleeding visible vessel 44 10 Adherent clot 20 12 Active oozing 10 6 Flat pigmented spot 10 8 Clean-based…
Fig. 4.1 Esophageal stricture located distal to an esophageal food impaction that was endoscopically removed Diagnosis History and Physical History is the most important element in diagnosing a gastrointestinal foreign body….
