Role of Laser in Gastroenterology

• and purpose of the study.- 1 General aspects of laser.- 2 Application of laser energy in gastroenterology.- 3 Technical prerequisites, safety considerations and treatment settings in Amsterdam.- I: Haemostasis.- 4 Mucosal vascular abnormalities as potentially bleeding lesions in gastroenterology.- 5. Laser treatment of mucosal vascular abnormalities as potentially bleeding lesions.- II: Tumour Ablation.- 6 Laser treatment of colorectal adenomas.- 7. Palliation of gastro-oesophageal cancer.- 8 Laser photoablation in the palliation of gastro-oesophageal cancer.- 9. Treatment modalities in colorectal cancer.- 10. Laser photocoagulation in the palliation of colorectal cancer.- 11. Laser photoablation of early gastrointestinal cancer.- 12. Laser photocoagulation in the small intestine.- Appendix I.- Questionnaire on Nd:YAG laser treatment of mucosal vascular abnormalities.- Appendix II.- Questionnaire on Nd:YAG laser treatment of gastro-oesophageal cancer.- Appendix III.- Questionnaire on Nd:YAG laser treatment of colorectal cancer.- Appendix IV.- Data of patients unfit for laser treatment of angiodysplasia.- Summary.- Samenvatting.- References.

'This book is thoroughly readable, well got-up, and furnished with tables and colourful illustrations and highly recommended as a survey for those involved in the treatment of patients suffering from gasto-intestinal afflictions. It will also prove to be extremely useful as a reference work.' S.H. Yap, Dutch Magazine on Medicine, 1990, March, p. 783