Endoscopy in Small Bowel Disorders

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kozarek, Richard (Editor), Leighton, Jonathan A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Rectum > Surgery.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Colorectal Surgery.; General Surgery.

This volume reviews the history of endoscopy to diagnose small bowel disorders, places other diagnostic modalities into perspective, and defines the role of capsule endoscopy and per overtube assisted and retrograde enteroscopy in disorders as disparate as gluten sensitive enteropathy, small bowel n...

Table of Contents:

• Indications for Imaging the Small Bowel
• Barium Studies
• Endoscopy
• CT Enterography
• Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE)
• Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy
• Balloon Enteroscopy
• Spiral Enteroscopy and "On Demand" Enteroscopy
• Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Celiac Disease and Other Malabsorption States
• Small Bowel Strictures Dilation and Stent Placement
• Small Bowel Tumors, Polyps, and Polyposis Syndromes
• Definition of Postoperative Anatomy and Placement of PEJ
• ERCP in Patients with Altered Anatomy
• The Future of Magnetic Guided Capsule Endoscopy: Designed for Gastroscopy, Does It Have a Role in Small Bowel Enteroscopy?
• Improved Capsule Hardware and Software
• New Designs in Balloon Enteroscopes.