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Book Detail
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Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Gershman, George
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Category: Gastroenterology Affiliation: Harbor-UCLA Medcial Center Dimensions: 9.9 x 0.6 x 7.0 in
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Synopsis:
Gastrointestinal disorders in children range from benign to life-threatening, and acute to chronic. They include:GERD Chronic abdominal pain Inflammatory bowel disorders, including Crohn's disease and colitis Motility disorders, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome Liver disease Colon polyps Colic Diarrhoea Constipation Fecal incontinence Malabsorption disorders Peptic ulcer disease Esophegeal varices Foreign body ingestionMost of these disorders will require endoscopy or colonoscopy as part of the investigation, diagnosis or treatment. These procedures are safely used in all groups of children, including newborns. Although the instruments are similar, endoscopy and colonoscopy in children are different from the same procedures in adults, in many aspects such as preparation, sedation, technique, and spectrum of therapeutic manipulations.The only text available that provides detailed, evidence-based guidance on indications, techniques and procedures for endoscopy in pediatrics The procedures are accompanied by easy-to-follow colour diagrams Includes an extremely comprehensive atlas of endoscopic images, illustrating both normal and abnormal pathology. Gastrointestinal disorders in children range from benign to life-threatening, and acute to chronic. They include: GERD Chronic abdominal pain Inflammatory bowel disorders, including Crohn's disease and colitis Motility disorders, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome Liver disease Colon polyps Colic Diarrhoea Constipation Fecal incontinence Malabsorption disorders Peptic ulcer disease Esophegeal varices Foreign body ingestion Most of these disorders will require endoscopy or colonoscopy as part of the investigation, diagnosis or treatment. These procedures are safely used in all groups of children, including newborns. Although the instruments are similar, endoscopy and colonoscopy in children are different from the same procedures in adults, in many aspects such as preparation, sedation, tec
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