Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Gastroenterology

Subbaramiah Sridhar, M.B.,B.S., MPH (Outcomes), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Glasg), FRCP(Lond), FRSS(Lond), FRCPC, FACP, FACG, FASGE, FASLM&S, AGAF, FAAG, MAAG Professor, Advanced Endoscopy, Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Digestive Health Center, Augusta, GA, USA George Y. Wu, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Herman Lopata Chair in Hepatitis Research, University of Connecticut Health Center, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Farmington, CT, USA

History of the Instruments and Techniques of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.- Recent Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.- Endoscopic Management of Foreign Bodies.- Newer and Evolving Endoscopic Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Recent Advances in Imaging of Barrett's Esophagus.- Endoscopic Management of Barrett's Esophagus.- Endoscopic Tissue Sampling - A Pathologist's Perspective; Good endoscopists Think Ahead.- Complications Related to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.- Anticoagulants and Therapeutic Endoscopy.- Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy.- Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM).- Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Strictures.- Argon Plasma Coagulation in Gastroenterology.- Endoscopic Management of Varices and Variceal Hemorrhage.- Endoscopic Management of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Management of Gastric Varices.- Endoscopy Assisted Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy for Feeding.- Capsule Endoscopy.- Device Assisted Enteroscopy.- Gastrointestinal Tract Stenting.- Colonoscopic Polypectomy.- Colonic Decompression.- Acute Colonic Bleeding.- Endotherapy of Leaks and Fistula.- The Role of Chromoendoscopy and Enhanced Imaging Techniques in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Colorectal Cancer Colonoscopy Surveilance.- Ultrasound-Guided/Assisted Percutaneous Liver Biopsy.- Instruments and Accessories for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP).- Minor Papilla Cannulation and Endotherapy.- Endoscopic Management of Bile Duct Stones: Small and Large.- Cholangio-pancreatoscopy.- ERCP in Surgically Altered Anatomy Patients.- Endoscopic Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fistula and Leak.- Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- Instruments and Accessories for Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS).- Contrast Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasound (CE-EUS).- Technique of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA).- Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biliary Access and Drainage.- EUS-GuidedDrainage of Pelvic Abscesses.- Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Celiac Plexus Block and Celiac Plexus Neurolysis.- Flexible Robotic Endoscopy System and the Future Ahead.- Device Development and Accessories.- NOTES - Past, Present, and the Future.- How to Set Up an Endoscopy Center.- Sedation and Monitoring in Endoscopy.- The Roles and Responsibilities of Nurses in the Endoscopy Units.- Quality and Efficiency in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Units.- Quality Measures in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.- Documentation and Description of Endoscopic Procedures.- Gastrointestinal Endoscope Reprocessing.- Teaching and Training in Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy.- Training in Advanced Endoscopy.- Teaching and Training in Endoscopic Ultrasound.- Credentialing and Privileging for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures.- The Future of Endoscopy.

"The second edition of this manual provides an overview of commonly used procedures in gastroenterology. ... it will be valuable for gastroenterology trainees (particularly in preparation for speciality exit exams), nonmedical endoscopists and endoscopy units." (Anita Sainsbury/Ruchit Sood, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 79 (7), 2018)

“The second edition of this manual provides an overview of commonly used procedures in gastroenterology. … it will be valuable for gastroenterology trainees (particularly in preparation for speciality exit exams), nonmedical endoscopists and endoscopy units.” (Anita Sainsbury/Ruchit Sood, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 79 (7), 2018)