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-Francois 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 175
Jenifer R. Lightdale, Mike Thomson, and Douglas S. Fishman
Part Three Pediatric GI Pathologies and the Role of Endoscopy in Their Management 183
20 Esophagitis 185
Mario C. Vieira, Luciana B. Mendez Ribeiro, and Sabine Kruger Truppel
21 Eosinophilic esophagitis 195
Calies Menard-Katcher, Glenn T. Furuta, and Robert E. Kramer
22 Gastritis and gastropathy 201
Shishu Sharma and Mike Thomson
23 Celiac disease 207
Alina Popp, Vasile Daniel Balaban, and Markku Maki
24 Role of endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease including scoring systems 213
Salvatore Oliva, Mike Thomson, David Wilson, and Dan Turner
Part Four Therapeutic Pediatric Endoscopy 221
25 Endoscopic management of esophageal strictures 223
Michael Manfredi, Frederick Gottrand, Luigi Dall'Oglio, Mike Thomson, George Gershman, Antonio Quiros, and Thierry Lamireau
26 Endoscopic management of caustic ingestion 235
Erasmo Miele and Samy Cadranel
27 Pneumatic balloon dilation and peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia 241
Valerio Balassone, Mike Thomson, and George Gershman
28 Endoscopic approaches to the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease 249
Mike Thomson and Chris Fraser
29 Foreign body ingestion 261
Raoul Furlano, George Gershman, and Jenifer R. Lightdale
30 Non-variceal endoscopic hemostasis 269
George Gershman, Jorge H. Vargas, and Mike Thomson
31 Variceal endoscopic hemostasis 279
Patrick McKiernan, Lauren Johanson, and Mike Thomson
32 Endoscopic approach to obscure gastrointestinal bleeding lesions 287
Natalia Nedelkopoulou, Sara Isoldi, Dalia Belsha, and Mike Thomson
33 Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy 295
Natalie Bhesania, Mike Thomson, and Marsha Kay
34 Single-stage percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy 305
Andreia Nita, Jorge Amil-Dias, Arun Urs, Mike Thomson, and Prithviraj Rao
35 Pediatric laparoscopic-assisted direct percutaneous jejunostomy 317
Mike Thomson, Jonathan Goring, Richard Lindley, and Sean Marven
36 Naso-jejunal and Gastro-jejunal tube placement 323
George Gershman
37 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography 325
Douglas S. Fishman, Paola de Angelis, Luigi Dall'Oglio, and Victor Fox
38 Endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts 343
Mike Thomson
39 Duodenal web division by endoscopy 347
Mike Thomson, Shishu Sharma, Filippo Torroni, and Jonathan Goring
40 Polypectomy 351
George Gershman, Mike Thomson, and Gabor Veres
41 Endomucosal resection 361
Mike Thomson and Paul Hurlstone
42 Endoscopic management of polyposis syndromes 371
Warren Hyer, Mike Thomson, and Thomas Attard
43 Transnasal gastrointestinal endoscopy 377
Sara Koo, Kristina Leinwand, Simon Panter, and Joel A. Friedlander
44 Endoscopic bariatric approaches 387
Mike Thomson and Matjaz Homan
45 Over-the-scope clip and full-thickness resection device 393
Mike Thomson
46 Endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal bezoars 397
Andreia Nita and Mike Thomson
47 Natural orifice transendoluminal surgery 401
Mike Thomson
Index 403
