Cotton Peter B., Williams Christopher B. (eds.) Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The Fundamentals

5th edition. — Wiley-Blackwell, 2003. — 223 p. — ISBN: 978-1-405-14068-3Gastrointestinal endoscopy is now mainstream and the focus is now changing from developing new techniques to enhancing the efficiency and quality of fundamental techniques. There are three elements to this agenda: initial training, continuous quality improvement and patient empowerment.Cotton and Williams' book has evolved with each new edition to reflect developments in the field of endoscopy over the last 20 years.This fifth edition draws on the vast experience of the authors and heralds current changes in both endoscopy and publishing.The emerging 'back to basics' attitude of endoscopy opinion formers with regard to the teaching of endoscopy has resulted in a more focused table of contents specifically targeted at newcomers to this specialty.The Endoscopy Unit and Staff.
Equipment.
Patient Care.
Diagnostic Upper Endoscopy Techniques.
Therapeutic Upper Endoscopy.
Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy.
Therapeutic Colonoscopy.
Resources and Links.