Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Description

Endoscopy is useful for investigating many systems within the human body like Gastrointestinal tract, Respiratory tract, Ear, Urinary tract and many other systems. This book describes that endoscopy has had a major impact in the development of modern gastroenterology. By using different data it provided a better understanding of pathogenic mechanisms, described new entities and changed diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Meanwhile, taking advantage of many technical advances, endoscopy has had developed spectacularly. Video-endoscopes, magnification, confocal and narrow-band imaging endoscopes, endoscopic ultrasounds and enteroscopes emerged. Moreover, endoscopy has surpassed its function as an examination tool and it became a rapid and efficient therapeutic tool of low invasiveness. This book represents a valuable tool for formation and continuous medical education in endoscopy considering the performances or technical possibilities in different parts of the world. The matter is presented with appropriate explanations so that it can be more accessible to a larger group of students. Language of the book is lucid. The book is fully career-oriented. It fulfills the needs of students, teachers and researchers.