Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

p>George Gershman, MD, PhD, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine. Chief, Division of Pediatrics Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Harbour-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California. Mike Thomson, MD, FRCP, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Centre for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.

Contributors. PART ONE: Pediatric Endoscopy Setting. 1 Introduction ( George Gershman ). 2 Settings and Staff ( George Gershman ). 3 Video endoscope: How does it work? ( David Barlow ). 4 Pediatric Procedural Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ( Tom Kallay ). PART TWO: Basic Pediatric Endoscopy Techniques. 5 Diagnostic Upper GI Endoscopy ( George Gershman, Alberto Ravelli ). 6 Therapeutic Upper GI Endoscopy ( George Gershman, Jorge Vargas, Robert Wyllie and Marsha Kay ). 7 Pediatric Colonoscopy ( George Gershman ). 8 Polypectomy ( George Gershman ). 9 Chromoendoscopy ( Alberto Ravelli ). PART THREE: Advanced Pediatric Endoscopy Techniques. 10 Endoscopic Hemostasis of vareceal bleeding with polymeric glue ( Mike Thomson ). 11 Endoscopic treatment of benign esophageal strictures with removable and or biodegradable stents ( Yvan Vandenplas, Bruno Hauser, Thierry Devreker, Daniel Urbain, Hendrik Reynaert, Antonio Quiros ). 12 Endoscopic application of Mitomycin-C for intractable strictures ( Mike Thomson ). 13 Colonoscopic imaging and endoluminal treatment of intraepithelial neoplasia: clinical advances ( Mike Thomson and Paul Hurlstone ). 14 Endoscopic pancreato-cholangiography in children ( Luigi Dall'Oglio, Paola De Angelis, Francesca Foschia ). 15 Pancreatic cysto-gastrostomy ( Mike Thomson ). 16 Feasibility of Confocal endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pediatric gastrointestinal disorders ( Mike Thomson and Krishnappa Venkatesh ). 17 Enteroscopy: double balloon; single balloon enteroscopy ( Mike Thomson ). 18 Endoluminal Gastroplication ( Mike Thomson ).