Colonoscopy Techniques
An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics
Published on 1. October 2005
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4160-2693-8 (ISBN)
Description
Colonoscopy examines the lining of the entire large intestine (colon), and sometimes can peek into the very end of the small intestine (or ileum). In thirteen articles, this issue tackles the latest developments in colonoscopy techniques, including virtual colonoscopy.
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Series
Edition
2005 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.), ports.
ISBN-13
978-1-4160-2693-8 (9781416026938)
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Content
1. How Sedation Affects the Technical Performance of Colonoscopy: From Unsedated to Propofol (Rex) 2. Aids to Insertion: Magnetic Imaging, Variable Stiffness and Overtubes (Saunders) 3. Practical Uses of Chromoendoscopy and Magnification at Colonoscopy (Hurlstone) 4. New Imaging Techniques at Colonoscopy: Tissue Spectroscopy and Narrow Band Imaging (Fockens) 5. New Imaging Techniques at Colonoscopy: Confocal Laser Colonoscopy (Kiesslich) 6. Virtual Colonoscopy: State of the Art and Future Directions by CT (Halligan) 7. Virtual Colonoscopy: State of the Art and Future Directions by MRI (Lauenstein) 8. Advanced Polypectomy in the Colon (Waye) 9. Treatment of Early, Flat Cancer of the Colon by Endoscopy (Kudo) 10. Colonic Stenting: Technique, Technology and Outcomes for Malignant and Benign Disease (Baron) 11. The Nurse Colonoscopist: Training and Quality Assurance (Vance) 12. Colonoscopy Training and Performance Assessment (Thomas-Gibson) 13. Colonoscopy: New Designs for the Future (Swain)