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Record Nr.

UNISA996211206803316

Autore

Cotton Peter B

Titolo

Practical gastrointestinal endoscopy [[electronic resource] ] : the fundamentals / / Peter B. Cotton, Christopher B. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-280-74318-2

9786610743186

0-470-79452-6

1-4051-2821-6

0-470-98703-0

1-4051-4068-2

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsChristopher B (Christopher Beverley)

Disciplina

616.3307545

Soggetti

Gastroscopy

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 and staff -- Staff -- Facilities -- Management and behaviour -- Documentation -- Educational resources -- Equipment -- A brief history -- Endoscopes -- Endoscopic accessories -- Ancillary equipment -- Energy sources -- Equipment maintenance -- Infection control -- Cleaning and disinfection -- Patient care -- Indications for upper endoscopy -- Patient preparation -- Risks, unplanned events (complications) -- Predicting and reducing risks -- Monitoring -- Medications and sedation practice -- Recovery and discharge -- Risk management -- Diagnostic upper endoscopy techniques -- Endoscope handling -- Passing the endoscope -- Routine diagnostic survey -- Problems during endoscopy -- Recognition of lesions -- Specimen collection -- Endoscopy in special circumstances -- Therapeutic upper endoscopy -- Benign esophageal strictures -- Achalasia -- Esophageal cancer palliation -- Gastric and duodenal stenosis -- Gastric and duodenal polyps and tumors -- Foreign bodies -- Acute bleeding -- Enteral nutrition -- Colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy.

Sommario/riassunto

For all trainees in gastroenterology and all practising endoscopists who are interested in improving their techniques, this work is a valuable



resource tool.