This atlas, featuring a wealth of high-quality images, offers a comprehensive overview of therapeutic gastrointestinal
endoscopy for upper and lower gastrointestinal diseases. Both established and new therapeutic techniques using
advanced endoscopic devices are extensively covered. The concise text accompanying the endoscopic photographs
and illustrations will enable readers to understand the details of each procedure. Special tips of practical value are
highlighted and potential pitfalls, identified. The authors are experts in the field who have a great store of
knowledge on a wide variety of therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Gastrointestinal endoscopy is the principal
tool for the investigation and treatment of most diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. This book will provide the
clear guidance that practitioners require in order to perform therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy optimally; it will
prove indispensable for all gastrointestinal endoscopists.
1. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varicesr................1
2. Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Variceal Bleeding............. 19
3. Endoscopic Treatment for Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding...33
4. Endoscopic Treatment of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding..........69
5. Removal of Gastrointestinal Foreign Body................... 91
6. Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Upper GI Neoplasia...........111
7. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Esophageal Neoplasias...141
8. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Neoplasia.........161
9. Colonoscopic Polypectomy..........................197
10. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Colorectal Neoplasia.......243
11. Ablation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Neoplasia..............291
12. Endoscopic Treatment of GI Subepithelial Tumors.............307
13. Endoscopic Dilation of Esophageal Benign Strictures...........325
14. Stent Placement for Malignant Esophageal Obstruction.......... 341
15. Endoscopic Dilation and Stenting for Pyloric Stenosis...........355
16. Endoscopic Treatment for Achalasia.....................367
17. Stenting for Malignant Colorectal Obstruction................387
18. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy...................409
19. Endoscopic Treatment for Gastrointestinal Perforation and Leakage....425
20. Therapeutic Small Bowel Endoscopy....................447
21. EUS-Guided Sampling for Subepithelial Tumors...............463