Colonoscopy

1. General Aspects of Colonoscopy * History of Colonoscopy in the Rectum and Colon * The Colonoscopy Suite * The Colonoscopy Assistant * Informed Consent for Colonoscopy .2. Teaching and Quality Aspects * Training in Colonoscopy * Teaching Aids in Colonoscopy * Teaching Colonoscopy * Role of Simulators in Endoscopy * Continuous Quality Improvement in Colonoscopy .3. Indications, Contraindications, Screening, and Complications * Indications and Contraindications * Diagnostic Yield of Colonoscopy by Indication * Screening Colonoscopy: Rationale and Performance * Cost-effectiveness of Colonoscopy Screening * Hereditary Colorectal Cancer * Complications .4. Reports and Imaging * Standardization of the Endoscopic Report * Reporting and Image Management .5. Preparation for Colonoscopy * Preparation for Colonoscopy * Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Colonoscopy * Management of Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Agents * Sedation for Colonoscopy .6. Hardware * The Video Colonoscope * The Colonoscope Insertion Tube * Magnetic Imaging of Colonoscopy * Accessories * Clips, Loops, and Bands: Applications in the Colon * Colonoscopic Biopsy * Cleaning and Disinfection .7. Basic Procedure * Insertion Technique * Missed Neoplasms and Optimal Colonoscopic Withdrawal Technique .8. Colon Polyps: Incidence, Growth and Pathology * Polyp Biology * Colon Polyps, Prevalence rates, Incidence Rates, and Growth Rates * Pathology of Colorectal Polyps .9. Polypectomy * Principles of Electrosurgery, Laser, and Argon Plasma Coagulation with Particular Regard to Colonoscopy * Polypectomy - Basic Principles * Difficult Polypectomy * Retrieval of Colonic Polyps .10. Malignant Polyp, Surveillance Post-Polypectomy, Post-Cancer Resection * Management of the Malignant Polyps * Postpolypectomy Surveillance * Colonoscopy after Colon Cancer Resection .11. Neoplastic Detection and Staging: New Techniques * Magnifying Colonoscopy, Early Colorectal Cancer, and Flat Adenomas * Flat and Depressed Colorectal Adenomas in the Western Hemisphere * Chromoendoscopy * Optical Techniques for the Endoscopic Detection of Early Dysplastic Colonic Lesions * Endoscopic Ultrasonography of the Colon * Virtual Colonoscopy in the Evaluation of Colonic Diseases .12. Clinical use of Colonoscopy * Colonoscopy and Severe Hematochezia * Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases * Infections and Other Noninflammatory-Bowel-Disease Colitides * Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction * Radiation Proctopathy * Benign and Malignant Colorectal Strictures * Pediatric Colonoscopy ...13. Future of Colonoscopy * The Future of Colonoscopy