Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Practice

1 Introduction to endoscopy






1.1 Anatomy of an endoscope






1.2 Electronic video endoscopy






1.3 Endoscopic accessories






1.4 Electrosurgical generators: procedures and precautions






1.5 Organizational structure of an endoscopy unit






1.6 Gastrointestinal endoscopy training






1.7 Endoscopy nurses






1.8 Patient information






1.9 Medicolegal aspects of endoscopy






1.10 Cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and storage of endoscopy materials






1.11 Gastrointestinal biopsies and histology






2 Preparation for Endoscopy






2.1 Management of patients on antithrombotic therapy prior to gastrointestinal endoscopy






2.2 Antibiotic prophylaxis






2.3 Sedation






2.4 Chromoendoscopy and tattooing






2.5 Pre-endoscopy checklist






2.6 Endoscopy reports






3 Diagnostic Upper Endoscopy






4 Diagnostic Colonoscopy






5 Small Bowel Endoscopy: Indications and Technique






5.1 Video capsule endoscopy






5.2 Enteroscopy: indications and techniques






6 Advanced Imaging






6.1 Confocal endomicroscopy






6.2 New endoscopic imaging modalities






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7 Interventional Endoscopy






7.1 Stricture dilation






7.2 Emergency endoscopy in benign gastrointestinal obstruction






7.3 Esophageal, duodenal and colorectal stenting






7.4 Argon plasma coagulation






7.5 Management of ingested foreign bodies






7.6 Endoscopy in obesity






7.7 Polypectomy






7.8 Endoscopic treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with






peptic ulcer






7.9 Endoscopic treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage secondary to






portal hypertension






7.10. Endoscopic treatment of non-variceal non-ulcer gastrointestinal hemorrhage






7.11 Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy






7.12. Endoscopic mucosal resection






7.13 Endoscopic pH monitoring and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease






7.14 Ablative therapies for esophageal neoplasia






8 Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy






9 Endosonography






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10 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography












10.1 Introduction






10.2 Indications for diagnostic ERCP






10.3 Drugs used in ERCP






10.4 Equipment












10.5 Checklist before starting an ERCP






10.6 Basic ERCP technique






10.7 Cytology, biopsies, and biochemical analysis






10.8 Pancreaticobiliary anatomy






10.9 ERCP imaging technique






10.10 Abnormal imaging: classification and etiology






10.11 Endoscopic sphincterotomy






10.12 Biliary and pancreatic stone extraction techniques






10.13 Biliary and pancreatic stents: insertion techniques






10.14 Biliary and pancreatic balloon dilation






10.15 Endoscopic ampullectomy






10.16 Photodynamic therapy






10.17 Cholangioscopy






10.18 Sphincter of Oddi manometry






10.19 Nasobiliary drain insertion






10.20 Complications of ERCP