Gastrointestinal Disease

Volume I: Part I: Basic Considerations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: 1. Integration of Endoscopy into the Evaluation, Treatment, and Research of Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases; 2. The Development of the Endoscope; 3. The Structure and Function of the Endoscope; 4. The Endoscopy Unit; 5. Preparation of the Patient; 6. Informed Consent; 7. Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; 8. The Prevention of Infection Following Gastrointestinal Endscopy: The Importance of Prophylaxis and Reprocessing; Part II: Diseases of the Esophagus: 9. The Normal Esophagus: Embryology, Anatomy, Endoscopy, and Endosonography; 10. Normal Esophageal Physiology and Manometry; 11. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Barrett's Esophagus; 12. Esophageal Infections and Other Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Esophageal Disorders; 13. Esophageal Disorders Due to Systemic Diseases; 14. Esophageal Disease Caused by Medication, Radiation, and Internal Trauma; 15. Non-Epithelial Tumors of the Esophagus; 16. Primary Malignant and Metastatic Tumors of the Esophagus; 17. Achalasia and Other Motor Disorders; 18. Benign Structural Lesions of the Esophagus: Rings, Webs, Diverticula, and Extrinsic Lesions; 19. Anatomic Variants: Fistulas, Atresia, Duplication, Vascular Rings, and Congenital Stenosis; 20. Postoperative Esophagus; Part III: Diseases of the Stomach: 21. Embryology, Anatomy, Anatomic Relationship, and Normal Endoscopy of the Stomach; 22. Peptic Ulcer Disease: Diagnosis and Management; 23. Gastropathy and Gastritis; 24. Gastric Manifestations of Systemic Disease; 25. Gastric Polyps; 26. Primary Malignant and Metastatic Tumors of the Stomach; 27. Leiomyoma, Leiomyosarcoma, Carcinoid, and Other Gastric Tumors; 28. Anatomic Variants: Diaphragmatic Hernias, Gastric Volvulus, and Diverticula; 29. Vascular Lesions of the Stomach; 30. Bezoars; 31. Postoperative Stomach; 32. Management of Esophageal and Gastric Foreign Bodies; 33. Caustic Injuries to the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract; 34. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Portal Hypertension; 35. Endoscopic Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy; Part IV: Diseases of the Small Intestine: 36. The Normal Small Intestine: Structure and Function; 37. Complications of Peptic Ulcer Disease; 38. Infectious Diseases of the Small Intestine; 39. Crohn's Disease; 40. Malabsorption; 41. Vascular Diseases of the Small Intestine; 42. Tumors of the Small Intestine; 43. Congenital, Inflammatory, Iatrogenic, and Systemic Disorders of the Small Intestine; Part V: Diseases of the Colon: 44. The Normal Colon; 45. Ulcerative Colitis; 46. Infectious Diseases of the Colon; 47. Adenomatous Polyps and Adenocarcinoma of the Colon; 48. Nonadenomatous Tumors of the Colon; 49. Diverticular Disease; 50. Motor Disorders of the Colon; 51. Systemic, Iatrogenic, and Unusual Disorders of the Colon; 52. Disorders of the Anorectum; Part VI: Diseases of the Pancreas and Biliary Tree: 53. Development of the Pancreas and Biliary Tree; 54. Anatomy of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder; 55. Imaging of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree; 56. Imaging of the Pancreas; 57. Endosonography of the Pancreas and Biliary Tree; 58. Physiology of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree; 59. Pancreatic Exocrine and Endocrine Function; 60. Benign Surgical Disorders of the Gallbladder; 61. Malignant Gallbladder Tumors; 62. Choledocholithiasis, Bacterial Cholangitis, Oriental Intrahepatic Stone Disease, and Parasitic Disorders of the Biliary Tree; 63. Malignancy of the Bile Duct; 64. Sclerosing Cholangitis; 65. Disorders of the Bile Ducts Related to Surgery; 66. Disorders of the Biliary Tree Related to Liver Transplantation; 67. Biliary Problems Related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection; 68. Caroli's Disease and Congenital Bile Duct Cysts; 69. Endoscopic Appearances of the Duodenal Papilla; 70. Papillary Tumors; 71. Acute Pancreatitis; 72. Chronic Pancreatitis; 73. Surgery for Pancreatitis; 74. Pancreatic Pseudocysts; 75. Pancreas Tumors; 76. Pancreatic Injury; 77. Miscellaneous Disorders of the Pancreas; 78. Evolving Methods for Assessing Biliary and Pancreatic Strictures; 79. Pitfalls in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography; 80. Algorithm for the Investigation of Jaundice; Part VII: New Endoscopic Technologies: 81. Designing Clinical Trials in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; 82. Computers and Endoscopy; 83. Endoscopic Terminology; 84. Future Endoscopic Techniques and Technology; 85. The Future of Endoscopy in Research; Index