Colonoscopy
Principles and Practice
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 11. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
784 pages
978-1-394-22025-0 (ISBN)
Description
New edition of a leading reference on the field of colonoscopy
Waye's Colonoscopy offers a comprehensive review of colonoscopy, covering insertion methods in routine and anatomically complex colon, endoscopic diagnosis of precancerous lesions, and all aspects of polyp resection. Many special aspects are reviewed including radiographic imaging of the colon, the pathology of colorectal polyps, pediatric colonoscopy, medical-legal risk in colonoscopy, and screening and surveillance for colorectal cancer. Key concepts are illustrated in colorful figures and many procedures are demonstrated by experts in videos accessible on a companion website.
This Third Edition has been extensively updated and revised to cover major advancements in the field since the previous edition was published in 2009. These include developments in imaging that improve detection and characterization, artificial intelligence, the maturation of a worldwide movement to improve colonoscopy quality, the emergence of the cold revolution in resection, the enormous expansion of knowledge on wide field endoscopic mucosal resection, and the proliferation of endoscopic submucosal dissection.
Written by a team of internationally recognized experts, Waye's Colonoscopy includes information on:
General aspects of colonoscopy, including endoscopy room assistants, cleaning and disinfection processes, and green practices
Principles of electrosurgery in colonoscopy and management of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants
Optical characterization of colonic neoplasia and techniques and devices for optimizing neoplasia
Overt cancer and covert cancer
Full thickness resections
Approaches to the unwell post-colonoscopy patient, and prevention and management of post-polypectomy bleeding and perforation
Waye's Colonoscopy is an essential reference for practicing colonoscopists, gastroenterology fellows, surgical and colorectal surgery residents, and others in training to perform colonoscopy or wishing to improve their knowledge base and colonoscopy skills.
Waye's Colonoscopy offers a comprehensive review of colonoscopy, covering insertion methods in routine and anatomically complex colon, endoscopic diagnosis of precancerous lesions, and all aspects of polyp resection. Many special aspects are reviewed including radiographic imaging of the colon, the pathology of colorectal polyps, pediatric colonoscopy, medical-legal risk in colonoscopy, and screening and surveillance for colorectal cancer. Key concepts are illustrated in colorful figures and many procedures are demonstrated by experts in videos accessible on a companion website.
This Third Edition has been extensively updated and revised to cover major advancements in the field since the previous edition was published in 2009. These include developments in imaging that improve detection and characterization, artificial intelligence, the maturation of a worldwide movement to improve colonoscopy quality, the emergence of the cold revolution in resection, the enormous expansion of knowledge on wide field endoscopic mucosal resection, and the proliferation of endoscopic submucosal dissection.
Written by a team of internationally recognized experts, Waye's Colonoscopy includes information on:
General aspects of colonoscopy, including endoscopy room assistants, cleaning and disinfection processes, and green practices
Principles of electrosurgery in colonoscopy and management of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants
Optical characterization of colonic neoplasia and techniques and devices for optimizing neoplasia
Overt cancer and covert cancer
Full thickness resections
Approaches to the unwell post-colonoscopy patient, and prevention and management of post-polypectomy bleeding and perforation
Waye's Colonoscopy is an essential reference for practicing colonoscopists, gastroenterology fellows, surgical and colorectal surgery residents, and others in training to perform colonoscopy or wishing to improve their knowledge base and colonoscopy skills.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
2155 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-394-22025-0 (9781394220250)
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Persons
DOUGLAS K. REX is a full-time clinical gastroenterologist at Indiana University Hospitals.
EVELIEN DEKKER is a clinical gastroenterologist and professor gastrointestinal oncology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center and University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
MICHAEL J. BOURKE is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, and a full-time clinician specializing in complex endoscopic tissue resection.
EVELIEN DEKKER is a clinical gastroenterologist and professor gastrointestinal oncology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center and University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
MICHAEL J. BOURKE is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, and a full-time clinician specializing in complex endoscopic tissue resection.
Content
List of Contributors viii
Preface to the First Edition xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xiv
Preface xv
About the Companion Website xvi
Section I General Aspects of Colonoscopy 1
1 The History of Colonoscopy and Lower Bowel Endoscopy 3
Jerome D. Waye
2 Organizing the Colonoscopy Suite 16
Amar Vedamurthy & Joshua Melson
3 Efficiency in Colonoscopy 29
Madhav Desai & Amit Rastogi
4 The Endoscopy Assistant 35
Gottumukkala S. Raju
5 Cleaning and Disinfection of Colonoscopes 50
Lukejohn W. Day
6 Sustainable Colonoscopy 64
Joao A. Cunha Neves, Enrique Rodriguez de Santiago, Marianna Arvanitakis & Heiko Pohl
Section II Preparation of the Patient 77
7 Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy 79
Peter C. Johnson, Marcel Robles, Giulio Antonelli, Cesare Hassan & David Kastenberg
8 Management of Antiplatelet Agents and Anticoagulants 100
Ali A. Alali, Majid A. Almadi & Alan N. Barkun
9 Informed Consent for Colonoscopy 112
Lauren D. Feld, Darian J. Mullen, Anastasia M. McConachie, Stephanie Sundier & Andrew D. Feld
10 Sedation for Colonoscopy 122
Peter T. Boyd, Raymond C. Lewandowski & Montri Gururatsakul
Section III Colonoscopy Technology and Alternative Techniques, 137
11 Colonoscope Technology 139
Douglas K. Rex, David E. Barlow & Kazuhiro Gono
12 Principles of Electrosurgery in Colonoscopy 148
Neil Gupta
13 Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy 155
Yuchi Mori
14 Robotics in Colonoscopy 161
Louis H.S. Lau, Zheng Li, & Philip W.Y. Chiu
15 Capsule Colonoscopy 177
Cristiano Spada & Sara Sofia De Lucia
16 CT Colonography EUS, MRI 183
Maya C. Sarihan, Brooks D. Cash, Mark A. Gromski, Jaap Stoker & Karin Horsthuis
Section IV Insertion Technique 199
17 Insertion Technique 201
Ahmir Ahmad, Siwan Thomas- Gibson & Michael J. Bourke
18 Completing Colonoscopy in Complex Colonic Anatomy and Cases with Previous Incomplete Colonoscopy 214
Douglas K. Rex
Section V Colorectal Neoplasia: Endoscopic Detection and Characterization, 223
19 Endoscopy Pathology and Vocabulary of Colorectal Neoplasia 225
John J. Guardiola, Ivan A. Gonzalez & Douglas K. Rex
20 Indications and Contraindications for Colonoscopy and Yield by Indication 241
Joseph C. Anderson
21 Optimizing Neoplasia Detection: Techniques and Devices 250
Aasma Shaukat & James E. East
22 Colorectal Image Enhanced Endoscopy 260
Roy M. Soetikno, Ravishankar Asokkumar, Satimai Aniwan & Yasushi Sano
Section VI Endoscopic Resection of Benign Colorectal Lesions, 285
23 Endoscopic Resection of Neoplasia in the Colon: An Overview 287
Douglas K. Rex & Michael J. Bourke
24 Resection of Small and Diminutive Lesions 292
Monika Ferlitsch & Cyrus Piraka
25 Management of the Pedunculated Polyp 301
Leon M.G. Moons, Miangela M. Lacle & Paul Didden
26 Management of Large Non- pedunculated Colorectal Polyps 313
Julia Gauci & Michael J. Bourke
27 Resection of Serrated Polyps 333
Nicholas Tutticci & Evelien Dekker
28 Assessment and Management of the Large Rectal Polyp 341
Aein Zarrin, Shirley Jiang & Neal Shahidi
29 Underwater Endoscopic Mucosal Resection 354
Sandra Nagl, Helmut Messman, Andrew Nett & Kenneth F. Binmoeller
30 Post- polypectomy Surveillance 366
Sandra Baile- Maxia, Rodrigo Jover, Mehul Trivedi & Samir Gupta
Section VII Overt Cancer and Covert Cancer 381
31 Endoscopic Approach and Decision- Making for Lesions at High Risk of Submucosal Invasive Cancer 383
Nicholas G. Burgess & Maria Pellise
32 Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the Colon 399
Mathieu Pioche & Yutaka Saito
33 Full Thickness Resection: Indications, Results, and Complications 412
Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen, Sander C. Albers & Arthur R. Schmid
34 Management of Malignant Polyps and Surveillance After Endoscopic and Surgical Resection of Cancer 425
Jennifer K. Maratt, Caterina Foppa, Charles J. Kahi & Antonino Spinelli
35 Management of Ileal and Colorectal Neuroendocrine Tumors 435
Giuseppe Losurdo & Arnaud Lemmers
Section VIII Colonoscopy for Various Indications 443
36 Colorectal Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy and Other Methods in Context 445
Swati G. Patel & Han- Mo Chiu
37 Colonoscopy in Severe Hematochezia 456
Raymond S. Tang, Joseph J. Sung & Dennis M. Jensen
38 Colonoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 473
Gursimran S. Kochhar, Raf Bisschops & Francis A. Farraye
39 Colonoscopy in Benign and Malignant Obstruction 483
Christina S. Gainey & Todd H. Baron
40 Colonoscopy in Lynch Syndrome 495
Joaquin Castillo- Iturra, Elena M. Stoffel & Francesc Balaguer
41 Colonoscopy in Polyposis Syndromes 503
Andrew Latchford
42 Issues Specific to Pediatric Colonoscopy 511
Wenly Ruan, Douglas S. Fishman & Catharine M. Walsh
43 Special Issues in Colonoscopy: Colonoscopy After Diverticulitis 520
Anne F. Peery
Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Radiation Proctopathy 523
Linda Zhang & Mouen Khashab
Acute Colonic Pseudo- obstruction, 528
Aimen Farooq & Mariam Naveed
Microscopic Colitis, 532
John J. Guardiola
Section IX Adverse Events 537
44 Introduction to Adverse Events and Definitions 539
Karlijn J. Nass & Paul Fockens
45 Approach to the Unwell Post- Colonoscopy Patient 547
Kumanan Nalankilli & Alan Moss
46 Prevention and Management of Post- polypectomy Bleeding 562
Eduardo Albeniz & Gonzalo Hijos- Mallada
47 Prevention and Management of Post Polypectomy Perforation 572
Nicholas G. Burgess
Section X Quality in Colonoscopy 585
48 Overall Quality Indicators in Colonoscopy 587
Jason A. Dominitz & Andrew J. Gawron
49 The Evolution of the Colonoscopy Report: From the Past to the Present 601
Elyse E.C. Rijnders, Seth D. Crockett, David Lieberman & Manon C.W. Spaander
50 Measuring and Reporting Detection Performance 611
Uri Ladabaum & Lynn Butterly
51 Improving the Performance of Poor Detectors 627
Michal F. Kaminski, Wladyslaw Januszewicz & Nastazja D. Pilonis
52 Measuring and Reporting Resection Skills 633
Rajesh N. Keswani & Tonya Kaltenbach
53 Improving Colonoscopy Resection Skills 643
Daniela Fluxa & Michael B. Wallace
54 Patient Experience and Burden of Colonoscopy 650
Colin J. Rees & Laura J. Neilson
55 Post- colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer 664
Matt Rutter, Jeffrey K. Lee, Nick Burr & James Hong- En Kang
Section XI Training Colonoscopists 675
56 Training in Colonoscopy 677
John Anderson
57 Role of Simulators in Colonoscopy 691
Catharine M. Walsh & Jonathan Cohen
58 Being a Teacher in Colonoscopy 705
Roland Valori
Section XII Other Topics 713
59 Common Anorectal Disorders 715
Bruce W. Robb
60 Reducing Medical- Legal Risk in Colonoscopy 721
Douglas K. Rex
61 The Future of Colonoscopy 729
Brian P. Saunders & Evelien Dekker
Index 737
Preface to the First Edition xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xiv
Preface xv
About the Companion Website xvi
Section I General Aspects of Colonoscopy 1
1 The History of Colonoscopy and Lower Bowel Endoscopy 3
Jerome D. Waye
2 Organizing the Colonoscopy Suite 16
Amar Vedamurthy & Joshua Melson
3 Efficiency in Colonoscopy 29
Madhav Desai & Amit Rastogi
4 The Endoscopy Assistant 35
Gottumukkala S. Raju
5 Cleaning and Disinfection of Colonoscopes 50
Lukejohn W. Day
6 Sustainable Colonoscopy 64
Joao A. Cunha Neves, Enrique Rodriguez de Santiago, Marianna Arvanitakis & Heiko Pohl
Section II Preparation of the Patient 77
7 Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy 79
Peter C. Johnson, Marcel Robles, Giulio Antonelli, Cesare Hassan & David Kastenberg
8 Management of Antiplatelet Agents and Anticoagulants 100
Ali A. Alali, Majid A. Almadi & Alan N. Barkun
9 Informed Consent for Colonoscopy 112
Lauren D. Feld, Darian J. Mullen, Anastasia M. McConachie, Stephanie Sundier & Andrew D. Feld
10 Sedation for Colonoscopy 122
Peter T. Boyd, Raymond C. Lewandowski & Montri Gururatsakul
Section III Colonoscopy Technology and Alternative Techniques, 137
11 Colonoscope Technology 139
Douglas K. Rex, David E. Barlow & Kazuhiro Gono
12 Principles of Electrosurgery in Colonoscopy 148
Neil Gupta
13 Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy 155
Yuchi Mori
14 Robotics in Colonoscopy 161
Louis H.S. Lau, Zheng Li, & Philip W.Y. Chiu
15 Capsule Colonoscopy 177
Cristiano Spada & Sara Sofia De Lucia
16 CT Colonography EUS, MRI 183
Maya C. Sarihan, Brooks D. Cash, Mark A. Gromski, Jaap Stoker & Karin Horsthuis
Section IV Insertion Technique 199
17 Insertion Technique 201
Ahmir Ahmad, Siwan Thomas- Gibson & Michael J. Bourke
18 Completing Colonoscopy in Complex Colonic Anatomy and Cases with Previous Incomplete Colonoscopy 214
Douglas K. Rex
Section V Colorectal Neoplasia: Endoscopic Detection and Characterization, 223
19 Endoscopy Pathology and Vocabulary of Colorectal Neoplasia 225
John J. Guardiola, Ivan A. Gonzalez & Douglas K. Rex
20 Indications and Contraindications for Colonoscopy and Yield by Indication 241
Joseph C. Anderson
21 Optimizing Neoplasia Detection: Techniques and Devices 250
Aasma Shaukat & James E. East
22 Colorectal Image Enhanced Endoscopy 260
Roy M. Soetikno, Ravishankar Asokkumar, Satimai Aniwan & Yasushi Sano
Section VI Endoscopic Resection of Benign Colorectal Lesions, 285
23 Endoscopic Resection of Neoplasia in the Colon: An Overview 287
Douglas K. Rex & Michael J. Bourke
24 Resection of Small and Diminutive Lesions 292
Monika Ferlitsch & Cyrus Piraka
25 Management of the Pedunculated Polyp 301
Leon M.G. Moons, Miangela M. Lacle & Paul Didden
26 Management of Large Non- pedunculated Colorectal Polyps 313
Julia Gauci & Michael J. Bourke
27 Resection of Serrated Polyps 333
Nicholas Tutticci & Evelien Dekker
28 Assessment and Management of the Large Rectal Polyp 341
Aein Zarrin, Shirley Jiang & Neal Shahidi
29 Underwater Endoscopic Mucosal Resection 354
Sandra Nagl, Helmut Messman, Andrew Nett & Kenneth F. Binmoeller
30 Post- polypectomy Surveillance 366
Sandra Baile- Maxia, Rodrigo Jover, Mehul Trivedi & Samir Gupta
Section VII Overt Cancer and Covert Cancer 381
31 Endoscopic Approach and Decision- Making for Lesions at High Risk of Submucosal Invasive Cancer 383
Nicholas G. Burgess & Maria Pellise
32 Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the Colon 399
Mathieu Pioche & Yutaka Saito
33 Full Thickness Resection: Indications, Results, and Complications 412
Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen, Sander C. Albers & Arthur R. Schmid
34 Management of Malignant Polyps and Surveillance After Endoscopic and Surgical Resection of Cancer 425
Jennifer K. Maratt, Caterina Foppa, Charles J. Kahi & Antonino Spinelli
35 Management of Ileal and Colorectal Neuroendocrine Tumors 435
Giuseppe Losurdo & Arnaud Lemmers
Section VIII Colonoscopy for Various Indications 443
36 Colorectal Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy and Other Methods in Context 445
Swati G. Patel & Han- Mo Chiu
37 Colonoscopy in Severe Hematochezia 456
Raymond S. Tang, Joseph J. Sung & Dennis M. Jensen
38 Colonoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 473
Gursimran S. Kochhar, Raf Bisschops & Francis A. Farraye
39 Colonoscopy in Benign and Malignant Obstruction 483
Christina S. Gainey & Todd H. Baron
40 Colonoscopy in Lynch Syndrome 495
Joaquin Castillo- Iturra, Elena M. Stoffel & Francesc Balaguer
41 Colonoscopy in Polyposis Syndromes 503
Andrew Latchford
42 Issues Specific to Pediatric Colonoscopy 511
Wenly Ruan, Douglas S. Fishman & Catharine M. Walsh
43 Special Issues in Colonoscopy: Colonoscopy After Diverticulitis 520
Anne F. Peery
Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Radiation Proctopathy 523
Linda Zhang & Mouen Khashab
Acute Colonic Pseudo- obstruction, 528
Aimen Farooq & Mariam Naveed
Microscopic Colitis, 532
John J. Guardiola
Section IX Adverse Events 537
44 Introduction to Adverse Events and Definitions 539
Karlijn J. Nass & Paul Fockens
45 Approach to the Unwell Post- Colonoscopy Patient 547
Kumanan Nalankilli & Alan Moss
46 Prevention and Management of Post- polypectomy Bleeding 562
Eduardo Albeniz & Gonzalo Hijos- Mallada
47 Prevention and Management of Post Polypectomy Perforation 572
Nicholas G. Burgess
Section X Quality in Colonoscopy 585
48 Overall Quality Indicators in Colonoscopy 587
Jason A. Dominitz & Andrew J. Gawron
49 The Evolution of the Colonoscopy Report: From the Past to the Present 601
Elyse E.C. Rijnders, Seth D. Crockett, David Lieberman & Manon C.W. Spaander
50 Measuring and Reporting Detection Performance 611
Uri Ladabaum & Lynn Butterly
51 Improving the Performance of Poor Detectors 627
Michal F. Kaminski, Wladyslaw Januszewicz & Nastazja D. Pilonis
52 Measuring and Reporting Resection Skills 633
Rajesh N. Keswani & Tonya Kaltenbach
53 Improving Colonoscopy Resection Skills 643
Daniela Fluxa & Michael B. Wallace
54 Patient Experience and Burden of Colonoscopy 650
Colin J. Rees & Laura J. Neilson
55 Post- colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer 664
Matt Rutter, Jeffrey K. Lee, Nick Burr & James Hong- En Kang
Section XI Training Colonoscopists 675
56 Training in Colonoscopy 677
John Anderson
57 Role of Simulators in Colonoscopy 691
Catharine M. Walsh & Jonathan Cohen
58 Being a Teacher in Colonoscopy 705
Roland Valori
Section XII Other Topics 713
59 Common Anorectal Disorders 715
Bruce W. Robb
60 Reducing Medical- Legal Risk in Colonoscopy 721
Douglas K. Rex
61 The Future of Colonoscopy 729
Brian P. Saunders & Evelien Dekker
Index 737