Core procedures Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) Push enteroscopy Capsule endoscopy Deep enteroscopy Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Endoscopic ultrasound Colonoscopy Flexible and rigid sigmoidoscopy Endoscopy is a critically important tool for both the diagnosis and the treatment of many different gastrointestinal disorders. With recent…
Introduction The annual incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is 48 to 160 events per 100,000 adults in the United States, where it is the cause of approximately 300,000 hospital admissions per year. In Europe, the annual incidence of UGIB…
Core procedures Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) Push enteroscopy Capsule endoscopy Deep enteroscopy Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Endoscopic ultrasound Colonoscopy Flexible and rigid sigmoidoscopy Endoscopy is a critically important tool for both the diagnosis and the treatment of many different gastrointestinal disorders. With recent…