BookGiuseppe Galloro, editor.
Summary: Owing to the alterations in visceral anatomy, many endoscopists, and especially trainees, experience difficulties when performing endoscopic surveys or procedures in patients who have previously undergone surgery to the digestive tract. In this richly illustrated book, an expert in the field provides a detailed overview of endoscopic follow-up of gastrointestinal (esophageal, gastric, and colorectal) anastomosis. Both normal appearances and pathological conditions involving complications are fully covered. The methodology, timing, protocols, and role of diagnostic endoscopy are first discussed. Endoscopic treatments for the resolution of different clinical problems related to recurrences, stenoses, dehiscences, and fistulas are then evaluated step by step with the aid of high-quality images. Regardless of level of experience, endoscopists and gastroenterologists will find Endoscopic Follow-up of Digestive Anastomosis to be an invaluable source of information and aid to treatment in this important area, which too often receives insufficiently detailed attention.
Contents:
Analysis of Surgical Risk Factors in Tailoring Digestive Anastomosis
Impact of Flexible Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Digestive Anastomosis
Methodology and Appropriateness of Follow-Up in Digestive Endoscopy
Timing and Protocols of Endoscopic Follow-Up in Operated Patients After Esophageal Surgery
Timing and Protocols of Endoscopic Follow-Up After Gastric Surgery
Timing and Protocols of Endoscopic Follow-Up in Operated Patients After Small Bowel Surgery
Timing and Protocols of Endoscopic Follow-Up in Operated Patients After Colorectal Surgery
Intraoperative Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Digestive Anastomoses
Contribution of Endo-ultrasonography
Augmented Endoscopy Imaging in the Study of Digestive Anastomosis: Does It Really Work and How?
Physiopathology and Treatment of Anastomotic Ulcer: An Emerging Pathology?
Endoscopic Treatment of Anastomotic Recurrences in Oncologic Patients
Therapeutic Endoscopy for the Treatment of Benign Anastomotic Strictures
Review: Therapeutic Endoscopy for the Treatment of Anastomotic Dehiscences
Hemostatic Procedures in the Bleeding Anastomosis
Endoscopic Treatment of Anastomotic Complications After Bariatric Surgery.