Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

This practical step-by-step guide to performing GI endoscopy safely and effectively in children covers the use of endoscopy as both a diagnostic and a therapeutic modality. Now with an entirely new section focusing on advanced endoscopic techniques, such as such as pancreatic cysto-gastrostomy, confocal endo microscopy, and single balloon enteroscopy, the new edition gives trainees and practitioners access to the most recent, as well as the most dependable, information.

This practical step-by-step guide to performing GI endoscopy safely and effectively in children covers the use of endoscopy as both a diagnostic and a therapeutic modality. Now with an entirely new section focusing on advanced endoscopic techniques, such as such as pancreatic cysto-gastrostomy, confocal endo microscopy, and single balloon enteroscopy, the new edition gives trainees and practitioners access to the most recent, as well as the most dependable, information.

Contributors.PART ONE: Pediatric Endoscopy Setting.1 Introduction (George Gershman).2 Settings and Staff (George Gershman).3 Video endoscope: How does it work? (David Barlow).4 Pediatric Procedural Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy(Tom Kallay).PART TWO: Basic Pediatric Endoscopy Techniques.5 Diagnostic Upper GI Endoscopy (George Gershman, AlbertoRavelli).6 Therapeutic Upper GI Endoscopy (George Gershman, JorgeVargas, Robert Wyllie and Marsha Kay).7 Pediatric Colonoscopy (George Gershman).8 Polypectomy (George Gershman).9 Chromoendoscopy (Alberto Ravelli).PART THREE: Advanced Pediatric Endoscopy Techniques.10 Endoscopic Hemostasis of vareceal bleeding with polymericglue (Mike Thomson).11 Endoscopic treatment of benign esophageal strictures withremovable and or biodegradable stents (Yvan Vandenplas, BrunoHauser, Thierry Devreker, Daniel Urbain, Hendrik Reynaert, AntonioQuiros).12 Endoscopic application of Mitomycin-C for intractablestrictures (Mike Thomson).13 Colonoscopic imaging and endoluminal treatment ofintraepithelial neoplasia: clinical advances (Mike Thomson andPaul Hurlstone).14 Endoscopic pancreato-cholangiography in children (LuigiDall'Oglio, Paola De Angelis, Francesca Foschia).15 Pancreatic cysto-gastrostomy (Mike Thomson).16 Feasibility of Confocal endomicroscopy in the diagnosis ofpediatric gastrointestinal disorders (Mike Thomson andKrishnappa Venkatesh).17 Enteroscopy: double balloon; single balloon enteroscopy(Mike Thomson).18 Endoluminal Gastroplication (Mike Thomson).