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Practical colonoscopy /

Drawing upon their collective century of experience performing and teaching colonoscopy, Drs. Waye, Aisenberg and Rubin share the "pearls" and principles that they find most useful in every day practice. The team is led by Dr. Jerry Waye, one of the worlds leading practitioners and teacher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waye, Jerome D., 1932-
Other Authors: Aisenberg, James, Rubin, Peter H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
Subjects:
Colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy > methods
Colonic Diseases > diagnosis
Colonic Diseases > surgery
Colonoscopy
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The endoscopy unit, colonoscope, and accessories
  • The role of the endoscopy assistant during colonoscopy
  • Indications and contraindications for colonoscopy
  • Preparation for colonoscopy
  • Sedation for colonoscopy
  • Colonoscopy technique : the ins and outs
  • Colonoscopic findings
  • Diagnostic biopsy
  • Thermal techniques : electrosurgery, argon plasma coagulation, and laser
  • Basic principles and techniques of polypectomy
  • Difficult polypectomy
  • Management of malignant polyps
  • Therapeutic colonoscopy
  • Complications of colonoscopy
  • Quality in colonoscopy
  • Teaching and training in colonoscopy
  • Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
  • Advanced imaging techniques
  • The future of colonoscopy.