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, USAGeorge Y. Wu, MD, PhDProfessor of Medicine, Herman Lopata Chair in Hepatitis Research, University of Connecticut Health Center, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Farmington, CT, USA

“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)

• 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.