Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Richard Kozarek, MDDigestive Disease Institute Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, Washington, USAMichael Chiorean, MDInflammatory Bowel Disease Center Digestive Disease InstituteVirginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, Washington, USA Michael Wallace, MD, MPHDepartment of MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and HepatologyMayo ClinicJacksonville, Florida, USA

• The Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases over the Past 100 Years:  A Brief Review.- Ultrasound.- Fluoroscopic Techniques for the Interrogation of IBD Patients.- CT Enterography in Crohn's Disease.- Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE).- Role of Endoscopy in Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Chronic Ulcerative Colitis.- Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Balloon-assisted Enteroscopy: Techniques, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Yield and Application in Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease.- Spiral Enteroscopy: Technique, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Yield and Application in Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease.- Diseases That Can Mimic IBD.- Histopathologic Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Role of Mucosal Healing.- Role of Endoscopy to Define Postoperative Recurrence in IBD.- The Use of Endoscopy to Follow the Clinical Course of Crohn’s Disease.- Endoscopy in Crohn's Disease of the Pouch.- Endoscopic Surveillance for Neoplasia in IBD: Random Biopsy.- The Near Future of Endoscopic Screening in IBD.- Surveillance for Neoplasia in the Patient with an Ileal Pouch.- Pathology DALM.- Endoscopic Approach to Resection of Polypoid and Non-Polypoid Dysplasia in IBD.-  Endoscopic Treatment of Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- Diagnosis and Treatment: ERCP in PSC.- Future of Endoscopy and IBD.

From the book reviews: "This excellent, concise book surveys the use of endoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The purpose is to provide an up-to-date educational resource for fellows as well as gastroenterologists and surgeons. The target audience is gastroenterology fellows, gastroenterology attendings, and general surgery faculty." (Vijay Raveendran Pottathil, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2015)