List of Video Clips, xi
Preface to the Seventh Edition, xii
Preface to the First Edition, xiv
Acknowledgments, xv
About the Companion Website, xvi
1 The Endoscopy Unit, Staff, and Management, 1
2 Endoscopic Equipment, 6
3 Patient Care, Risks, and Safety, 19
4 Upper Endoscopy: Diagnostic Techniques, 33
5 Therapeutic Upper Endoscopy, 54
6 Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, 78
7 Therapeutic Colonoscopy, 153
8 Resources and Links, 180
Websites, 180
Endoscopy books, 180
Journals with major endoscopy/clinical focus, 180
Epilogue: The Future? Comments from the Senior
Authors, 181
Intelligent endoscopes, 181
Colonoscopy-boon or bubble?, 181
Advanced therapeutics, cooperation, and multidisciplinary working, 181
Quality and teaching, 182
Index, 183