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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820335603321

Autore

Waye Jerome D. <1932->

Titolo

Practical colonoscopy / / Jerome D. Waye, James Aisenberg, Peter H. Rubin ; with the assistance of Shannon Morales

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

ISBN

9781118553459

1118553454

9781118553442

1118553446

9781299448940

1299448941

9781118553428

111855342X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

AisenbergJames

RubinPeter H

MoralesShannon

Disciplina

616.3/407545

Soggetti

Colonoscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Practical Colonoscopy   Jerome D. Waye, MD, Director of Endoscopic



Education, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA James Aisenberg, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Peter H. Rubin, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   Are you looking for a rapid-reference, step-by-step guide to teach you all that you need to know in order to perform high-quality colonoscopy?   Then Practical Colonoscopy is the perfect resource for you.   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 world's leading practitioners and teachers of endoscopy.   Up-to-date, practical, clinically-focused, succinct and packed full of outstanding illustrations and videos, this multi-media tool guides you through the core aspects of best colonoscopy practice.   Key features include:    * Lucid, step-by-step explanations of the techniques and principlesthat will help you to achieve outstandingresults  * A companionwebsite that contains 39 videos illustrating important techniques, findings, and problems  * Text-boxesthat highlight and organize the pearls and pitfalls of colonoscopy practice  * Line diagrams that illustrate important strategies and maneuvers  * High-resolution still photographs that depict important findings and techniques  GI trainees will find this the perfect introductory guide to colonoscopy, and more experienced specialists will value it as a refresher tool that is replete with hundreds of new pearls provided by world experts. Practical Colonoscopy is a must-have tool for today's colonoscopist.