Core Concepts in Colonoscopy

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York, NY. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Adler completed both a general gastrointestinal fellowship and a therapeutic endoscopy/ERCP fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He then returned to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for a fellowship in endoscopic ultrasound. Dr. Adler is currently an associate professor of Medicine and Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT. Working primarily at the University of Utah School of Medicine’s Huntsman Cancer Institute, Dr. Adler focuses his clinical, educational, and research efforts on the diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal cancers and complex gastrointestinal disease, with an emphasis on therapeutic endoscopy. He is the author of more than 200 scientific publications, articles, and book chapters and has published 3 other books about gastroenterology: Curbside Consultation in GI Cancers for the Gastroenterologist: 49 Clinical Questions, Self-Expanding Stents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and The Little GI Book: An Easily Digestible Guide to Understanding Gastroenterology.

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editor Contributing Authors Preface Chapter 1 The Structure and Function of the Modern Colonoscope II, MD Chapter 2 Enhanced Imaging Techniques: What They Can and Cannot Do and When to Use Them Chapter 3 Air Versus Carbon Dioxide Insufflation Versus Water Immersion During Colonoscopy Chapter 4 External Pressure During Colonoscopy: How and When to Use It Chapter 5 Endoscopic Loops During Colonoscopy: How to Avoid Their Formation and How to Reduce Them When They Arise Chapter 6 Endoscopic Polypectomy Techniques: From Small to Large Lesions Chapter 7 Postcolonoscopy Decision Making: The Guidelines and Beyond Chapter 8 Colonoscopy Perforations: How to Avoid Them and What to Do if They Happen Chapter 9 Colon Decompression Chapter 10 Colonic Stenting: What You Need to Know Chapter 11 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: How to Evaluate and Manage Chapter 12 Colonoscopy Quality Indicators in Training and Beyond: What You Need to Know Financial Disclosures Index