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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019338503321

Titolo

Colonoscopy : principles and practice / / edited by Jerome D. Waye, Douglas K. Rex, Christopher B. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009

ISBN

9786612237331

9781444359312

1444359312

9781282237339

1282237330

9781444316902

1444316907

9781444316919

1444316915

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (834 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WayeJerome D. <1932->

RexDouglas K

WilliamsChristopher B (Christopher Beverley)

Disciplina

616.3/407545

Soggetti

Colonoscopy

Colon (Anatomy) - Examination

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

Colonoscopy; Contents; Contents: Video clips on DVD-ROM; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; List of Contributors; 1 General Aspects of Colonoscopy; 2 Preparation General; 3 Preparation of the Patient; 4 Preparation of Endoscopist; 5 Indications, Contraindications, and Screening; 6 Reports and Imaging; 7 Instrument and Accessories; 8 Neoplasia; 9 Technique; 10 Clinical Use and Results of Colonoscopy; 11 Surveillance; 12 Pediatric Colonoscopy; 13 Virtual Colonoscopy; 14 The Future; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First Edition - Winner of 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition in Gastroenterology The second edition of this prize winning book is written by some of the world's foremost experts in the field of



colonoscopy and colonic imaging. Every chapter has been updated and 5 new chapters have been added to include the latest information and advances in the field of colonoscopy:Capsule Colonoscopy Narrow Band ImagingConfocal EndomicroscopyEndoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the ColonNew Colonoscopes and Assist Devices Drawing on the vast experience of the autho