Practical Colonoscopy (eBook)

Jerome D. Waye, MD, Director of Endoscopic Education, Associate Medical Director of Endoscopy, Mount Sinai Medical Centre, New York, USA. Dr Waye served has been Chief of Endoscopy at Mount Sinai for more than 20 years and is an internationally renowned endoscopist and an expert in the removal of large polyps. He is currently president-elect of the World Organization of Digestive Endoscopy. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. James Aisenberg, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA. Dr. Aisenberg is the Clinical Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his gastroenterology fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He has published over 100 articles, chapters, and abstracts in leading peer-reviewed journals. He is the President of the Digestive Disease Research Foundation. Peter H. Rubin, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA. Dr Rubin is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and former co-Director of the Mount Sinai Endoscopy Suite. Dr. Rubin practices general gastroenterology with a focus on inflammatory bowel disease and dysplastic colon polyps. Dr Rubin has contributed to four articles on PubMed.

List of Video Clips vii

Preface x

About the Companion Website xii

Section 1: Pre-procedure

1 The Endoscopy Unit, Colonoscope, and Accessories 3

2 The Role of the Endoscopy Assistant during Colonoscopy 16

3 Indications and Contraindications for Colonoscopy 24

4 Preparation for Colonoscopy 30

Section 2: Basic Procedure

5 Sedation for Colonoscopy 39

6 Colonoscopy Technique: The Ins and Outs 46

7 Colonoscopic Findings 69

8 Diagnostic Biopsy 83

Section 3: Operative Procedures

9 Thermal Techniques: Electrosurgery, Argon Plasma Coagulation, and Laser 91

10 Basic Principles and Techniques of Polypectomy 99

11 Difficult Polypectomy 116

12 Management of Malignant Polyps 132

13 Therapeutic Colonoscopy 140

14 Complications of Colonoscopy 147

Section 4: Current and Future Considerations

15 Quality in Colonoscopy 161

16 Teaching and Training in Colonoscopy 167

17 Computed Tomographic Colonography ("Virtual" Colonoscopy) 175

18 Advanced Imaging Techniques 178

19 The Future of Colonoscopy 186

Index 191

Plate section can be found facing page 52