Imaging Complications of Gastrointestinal and Biliopancreatic Endoscopy Procedures

Dr. Massimo Tonolini is a radiologist at the "Luigi Sacco" University Hospital in Milan who mainly specializes in Gastrointestinal and Urogenital imaging. He was awarded the "Cum Laude" Award at RSNA Congress in 2002. He has published more than 70 articles in scientific journals, the large majority of them in peer-reviewed international journals. With Springer, he has edited the volumes "Imaging of perianal inflammatory diseases" (2013) and "Imaging of ulcerative colitis" (2014).

Introduction.- Part I: Complications of upper digestive endoscopy.- Complications of upper digestive endoscopy.- Imaging techniques, expected post procedural appearances, and complications after upper digestive endoscopy.- Imaging complications of esophageal and gastroduodenal stents.- Part II: Complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.- Complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).- Imaging techniques, expected post-PEG appearances and PEG-related complications.- Part III: Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic biliopancreatic interventions.- Complications of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).- Imaging techniques and expected post-ERCP appearances.- Imaging findings of post-ERCP complications.- Section IV: Complications of colonoscopy and colorectal interventional procedures.- Complications of diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy.- Imaging techniques and expected post-colonoscopy appearances.- Imaging appearances of post-colonoscopy complications.- Endoscopic perforations in inflammatory bowel diseases.- Imaging complications of colorectal stents.- Imaging complications of anorectal endoscopic procedures.- Part V: Miscellanous topics.- Complications of small bowel capsule endoscopy.- Interventional radiology in the treatment of complications after digestive and biliopancreatic endoscopy.

"This short book details the imaging appearance of complications that may occur after endoscopy. ... This book is written for a target audience of all medical professionals. There is a specific secondary target audience of endoscopists, who can use the book to identify complications early. ... This is a good book for medical students or others who are currently in training ... ." (Colin Elliott Wolslegel, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2017)