Core Concepts in Colonoscopy

183 Pages·2014·3.41 MB·English

by  Douglas Adler

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video website allows for a more robust learning experience; allows the reader to watch, listen, and
view repeatedly; and reinforces the techniques presented in the written text.
GI fellows, junior gastroenterologists, and even advanced physicians will appreciate Core
Concepts in Colonoscopy because of the user-friendly and efficient structure that allows
them to easily absorb the wealth of key practical knowledge found inside.
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Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Core concepts in colonoscopy / [edited by] Douglas Adler.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
About the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Contributing Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Chapter 1 The Structure and Function of the Modern Colonoscope . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
John G. Lieb II, MD
Chapter 2 Enhanced Imaging Techniques: What They Can and Cannot Do and
When to Use Them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Norio Fukami, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE
Chapter 3 Air Versus Carbon Dioxide Insufflation Versus Water Immersion During
Colonoscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE; Tolga Erim, DO;
and Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, MD
Chapter 4 External Pressure During Colonoscopy: How and When to Use It . . . .39
Nicolas Villa, MD and Waqar Qureshi, MD, FRCP
Chapter 5 Endoscopic Loops During Colonoscopy: How to Avoid Their Formation
and How to Reduce Them When They Arise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG and Shivangi Kothari, MD
Chapter 6 Endoscopic Polypectomy Techniques: From Small to Large Lesions . . . 61
Ali Siddiqui, MD; Serag Dredar, MD; Anna Strongin, MD;
C. Andrew Kistler, MD, PharmD; and Shou-Jiang Tang, MD
Chapter 7 Postcolonoscopy Decision Making: The Guidelines and Beyond . . . . . .81
Melissa A. Verrengia, MD and Jeffrey L. Tokar, MD
Chapter 8 C olonoscopy Perforations: How to Avoid Them and What to Do if
They Happen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Louis M. Wong Kee Song, MD and Todd H. Baron, MD
Chapter 9 Colon Decompression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Robert E. Sedlack, MD, MHPE
Chapter 10 Colonic Stenting: What You Need to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Kathryn R. Byrne, MD and Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE
Chapter 11 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: How to Evaluate and Manage . . . . . 143
Linda S. Lee, MD and John R. Saltzman, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE
Chapter 12 Colonoscopy Quality Indicators in Training and Beyond: What You
Need to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Jonathan Cohen, MD, FASGE, FACG
Financial Disclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

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CKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank Carrie Kotlar and John Bond for their support and enthusiasm
for this project at all phases of conception and development.