Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Personal statements ix
 
Contributors xvii
 
About the Companion Website xxiii
 
Part One Pediatric Endoscopy Setting 1
 
1 Introduction 3
George Gershman and Mike Thomson
 
2 History of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy 5
Samy Cadranel, Jean-François Mougenot, and Douglas S. Fishman
 
3 The endoscopy unit 11
Harpreet Pall
 
4 Pediatric procedural sedation and general anesthesia for gastrointestinal endoscopy 15
Tom Kallay, Rok Orel, and Jernej Brecelj
 
5 Pediatric endoscopy training and ongoing assessment 23
Catharine M. Walsh, Looi Ee, Mike Thomson, and Jenifer R. Lightdale
 
6 Recertification and revalidation as concepts in pediatric endoscopy 31
Priya Narula and Mike Thomson
 
7 The role of the Global Rating Scale in pediatric endoscopy 33
Priya Narula and Mike Thomson
 
8 Quality indicators as a critical part of pediatric endoscopy provision 37
Priya Narula and Mike Thomson
 
9 e-learning in pediatric endoscopy 41
Claudio Romano and Mike Thomson
 
Part Two Diagnostic Pediatric Endoscopy 43
 
10 Indications for gastrointestinal endoscopy in childhood 45
Dalia Belsha, Jerome Viala, George Gershman, and Mike Thomson
 
11 Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy 53
George Gershman and Mike Thomson
 
12 Pediatric ileocolonoscopy 77
George Gershman and Mike Thomson
 
13 Handling of specimens and orientation of biopsies 113
Marta C. Cohen and Paul Arnold
 
14 Enteroscopy 117
Mike Thomson and Arun Urs
 
15 Wireless capsule endoscopy 129
Mike Thomson
 
16 Endoscopic ultrasonography 141
Simona Faraci, Luigi Dall'Oglio, Paola de Angelis, and Douglas S. Fishman
 
17 Chromoendoscopy 157
Mike Thomson and Paul Hurlstone
 
18 Confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pediatric gastrointestinal disorders 167
Mike Thomson and Krishnappa Venkatesh
 
19 High-risk pediatric endoscopy

About the Editors
 
GEORGE GERSHMAN, MD, PHD, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine. Chief, Division of Pediatrics Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
 
MIKE THOMSON, MBChB, DCH, FRCP, FRCPCH, MD, Professor of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Interventional Endoscopy, Director of the International Academy for Paediatric Endoscopy Training, Centre for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Haepatology, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.