Practical Colonoscopy

Jerome D. Waye, MD, Director of Endoscopic Education, Associate Medical Director of Endoscopy, Mount Sinai Medical Centre, New York, USA. Dr Waye served has been Chief of Endoscopy at Mount Sinai for more than 20 years and is an internationally renowned endoscopist and an expert in the removal of large polyps. He is currently president-elect of the World Organization of Digestive Endoscopy. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.James Aisenberg, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA. Dr. Aisenberg is the Clinical Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his gastroenterology fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He has published over 100 articles, chapters, and abstracts in leading peer-reviewed journals. He is the President of the Digestive Disease Research Foundation.Peter H. Rubin, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA. Dr Rubin is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and former co-Director of the Mount Sinai Endoscopy Suite. Dr. Rubin practices general gastroenterology with a focus on inflammatory bowel disease and dysplastic colon polyps. Dr Rubin has contributed to four articles on PubMed.

• List of Video Clips viiPreface xAbout the Companion Website xiiSection 1: Pre-procedure1 The Endoscopy Unit, Colonoscope, and Accessories 32 The Role of the Endoscopy Assistant during Colonoscopy 163 Indications and Contraindications for Colonoscopy 244 Preparation for Colonoscopy 30Section 2: Basic Procedure5 Sedation for Colonoscopy 396 Colonoscopy Technique: The Ins and Outs 467 Colonoscopic Findings 698 Diagnostic Biopsy 83Section 3: Operative Procedures9 Thermal Techniques: Electrosurgery, Argon Plasma Coagulation, and Laser 9110 Basic Principles and Techniques of Polypectomy 9911 Difficult Polypectomy 11612 Management of Malignant Polyps 13213 Therapeutic Colonoscopy 14014 Complications of Colonoscopy 147Section 4: Current and Future Considerations15 Quality in Colonoscopy 16116 Teaching and Training in Colonoscopy 16717 Computed Tomographic Colonography (“Virtual” Colonoscopy) 17518 Advanced Imaging Techniques 17819 The Future of Colonoscopy 186Index 191Plate section can be found facing page 52