Waye Jerome D., Aisenberg James, Rubin Peter H. (eds.) Practical Colonoscopy

Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. — 219 p. — ISBN: 978-0470670583Colonoscopy: Tips and Tricks is a practical guide to the fundamentals of this very common medical procedure. Specialists will also find it a useful refresher tool and trainees in gastroenterology and practicing endoscopist doctors will find it an indispensable resource. Simply split into four sections, Pre-procedure, Basic Procedure, Operative Procedures and Post-procedure, the reader will be taken through the basics of performing colonoscopy in a step-by-step fashion, with full attention given to setting up the colonoscopy setting and preparing the patient as well as the fundamentals behind the different procedures themselves. Authored by one the world’s leading expert in colonoscopy, Jerry Waye, along with an up and coming GI fellow at Mount Sinai.Pre-procedure
The Endoscopy Unit, Colonoscope, and Accessories
The Role of the Endoscopy Assistant during Colonoscopy
Indications and Contraindications for Colonoscopy
Preparation for Colonoscopy
Basic Procedure
Sedation for Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy Technique: The Ins and Outs
Colonoscopic Findings
Diagnostic Biopsy
Operative Procedures
Thermal Techniques: Electrosurgery, Argon Plasma Coagulation, and Laser
Basic Principles and Techniques of Polypectomy
Diffi cult Polypectomy
Management of Malignant Polyps
Therapeutic Colonoscopy
Complications of Colonoscopy
Current and Future Considerations
Quality in Colonoscopy
Teaching and Training in Colonoscopy
Computed Tomographic Colonography (“Virtual” Colonoscopy)
Advanced Imaging Techniques
The Future of Colonoscopy