New Challenges in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy


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Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has become indispensable in both diagnosis and treatment of GI disorders. It has been 10 years now since the first Endoscopy Forum Japan was held, and in that time, leading young endoscopists, including colleagues from Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States, have participated in the forum, discussing issues at the forefront of the field. Through their efforts, GI endoscopy has advanced with many new methods for both diagnoses and treatments, and those achievements are included in this book. Contributing to the development of endoscopic medicine all over the world, this is a groundbreaking, edifying, and engrossing publication offering the most recent advances in the field, precisely presented and depicted with more than 250 color photographs. Novel technologies are described in detail and will be of interest to those in the field of medicine and in engineering as well.




History of Endoscopy


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Sources of Medical Technology


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Evidence suggests that medical innovation is becoming increasingly dependent on interdisciplinary research and on the crossing of institutional boundaries. This volume focuses on the conditions governing the supply of new medical technologies and suggest that the boundaries between disciplines, institutions, and the private and public sectors have been redrawn and reshaped. Individual essays explore the nature, organization, and management of interdisciplinary R&D in medicine; the introduction into clinical practice of the laser, endoscopic innovations, cochlear implantation, cardiovascular imaging technologies, and synthetic insulin; the division of innovating labor in biotechnology; the government- industry-university interface; perspectives on industrial R&D management; and the growing intertwining of the public and proprietary in medical technology.







Veterinary Endoscopy for the Small Animal Practitioner


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Veterinary Endoscopy for the Small Animal Practitioner, Second Edition, gives veterinarians guidance in incorporating diagnostic endoscopy, interventional endoscopy, and minimally invasive soft tissue surgery into their small animal practices. This highly practical reference supports practitioners in adding and effectively using endoscopy techniques in their practices. With a clinically oriented approach, it focuses on applications for rigid and flexible endoscopy, making comprehensive information on these techniques easily accessible. The book covers soft tissue endoscopy, including airway endoscopy, gastrointestinal endoscopy, diagnostic and operative laparoscopy, diagnostic and operative thoracoscopy, urogenital endoscopy, and otoscopy. Thousands of images, including endoscope images and clinical photographs, enhance the text. Covers diagnostic endoscopy, interventional endoscopy, and minimally invasive soft tissue surgery Includes thousands of images to illustrate endoscopy concepts for veterinarians Provides a clinically oriented reference book for using rigid and flexible endoscopy in a small animal practice Supports veterinarians who are seeking to increase their services and enhance their revenue streams Any practitioner who is using or preparing to use endoscopic techniques will find Veterinary Endoscopy for the Small Animal Practitioner an essential practice resource.




Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery


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The most complete presentation of basic and advanced laparoscopic techniques available, due to its integration of procedures from general surgery and other subspecialities. Enhanced by over 750 illustrations (113 of them in full colour) and written by no less than 132 international, interdisciplinary experts, this definitive reference covers all aspects of this still new and expanding technique. Four main sections deal with: basic laparoscopy; laparoscopy and thoracoscopy in general surgery; laparoscopy in surgical subspecialities (gynaecology, urology, angioscopy); plus the technological aspects of laparoscopy. Throughout this authoritative volume, the surgeon will find in-depth reviews of the literature and extensive clinical and scientific data on the rationale for using laparoscopic procedures. Certain to become a standard in the field.




Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy


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Atlas of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy focuses on practical diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in children. The combining of pediatric endoscopic images with a practical guide to the performance of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy makes this volume a unique reference source. The extensive use of black and white line diagrams, color illustrations of endoscopic appearances, and complementary histopathology creates a definitive reference resource for pediatric gastroenterologists and pediatric surgeons. The combined medical and surgical expertise of the authors, garnered from renowned pediatric gastroenterology centers, incorporates both a North American and European perspective. The result is a work that is an integration of clinical gastrointestinal endoscopy with expert pathology. SPECIAL FEATURES * Provides the only reference source of pediatric endoscopic images combined with a practical guide * Includes a thorough selection of endoscopic images, histopathology, and specific radiology images * Features the contributions of leading authors from international pediatric gastroenterology centers




Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Gastroenterology


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This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of procedures for the gastrointestinal tract. The volume describes the indications, contraindications, and precise method of a procedure, under normal anatomical conditions and when the gastrointestinal tract is surgically altered. In addition to revised chapters from the previous edition, the latest edition features new chapters that cover such topics as endoscopic accessories, cleaning and disinfecting gastrointestinal endoscopes, tissue sampling, removal of foreign bodies, and confocal endoscopy and robotic endoscopy. Each chapter is also accompanied by photographs, diagrams, tables, and algorithms to precisely and easily display complex information. Written by leading authorities from around the globe, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Gastroenterology: An Illustrated Guide, Second Edition is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, and gastroenterology fellows in training who treat and manage patients with gastrointestinal disorders.




Gastroenterological Endoscopy


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Praise for the previous edition: "Extraordinary achievement … this volume stands on its own as a marvelous feat in bringing such a vast array of clear and coherent instruction to endoscopists at all skill levels."—Gastroenterology Written and edited by internationally renowned specialists, the third edition of Gastroenterological Endoscopy covers the entire spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for the upper and lower GI tract while providing the latest overview of GI disorders. A great wealth of high-resolution photographs provides the visual information needed to confidently assess and diagnose mucosal lesions of the entire digestive tract. Significant advances in the field—both medical and technical—since the last edition are covered in comprehensive detail. Key Features: New panel of top international editors, continuing the tradition of excellence, depth, and breadth as originated by founding editors Classen, Tytgat, and Lightdale; list of contributing authors is a "who's who" of GI endoscopy Coverage of newest, advanced tools and techniques: gastric-POEMS, submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection (STER), lumen-apposing metal stents, "over-the-scope" clips, and much more More than 1,500 exquisite images Gastroenterological Endoscopy, third edition, surely deserves a prominent place in any complete endoscopy reference collection. Michael B. Wallace, MD, is Professor of Medicine at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA Paul Fockens, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung, MD, PhD, is Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine and Director of the Institute of Digestive Diseases of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong An award-winning international medical and scientific publisher, Thieme has demonstrated its commitment to the highest standard of quality in the state-of-the-art content and presentation of all its products. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in online and print publishing.




Gynaecological Endoscopy


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The introduction of endoscopy into the amniotic sac and the chorionic membranes. gynaecology has produced dramatic changes in clinical practice. lt is gratifying Many operative procedures can now be that gynaecologists were the first practi carried out safely and swiftly with little tioners to take advantage of the introduc disturbance to the patient under endosco tion of cold-light systems and the develop pic vision. Biopsy of tissues can be per ment by Professor H. Hopkins of the red formed without undue risk. Moreover, lens system. No Ionger was the diagnosis permanent records of the pathology can of pelvic disease dependent on signs and be made by photography, films and symptoms, limited biochemical investiga videotapes in full colour. tions and, often, a laparotomy of uncer Although ultrasonography has contri tain value. This frequently happened in buted recently to gynaecological diagno the 1950's and 1960's. Diagnosis in sis, laparoscopy and other endoscopies gynaecology became accurate and more will continue to dominate for many years scientific, no Ionger relying on 'inspired' because of their accuracy and the fact that guesses. The safe invasion of the abdo operative procedures are possible. As minal cavity by laparoscopy soon led one of the pioneers of laparoscopy in to the adoption of endoscopy in other gynaecology, I welcome this new weil specialities. written and illustrated book by Alan The safety and clinical value of endos Gordon and Victor Lewis.