Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part One: Pediatric Endoscopy Setting -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Settings and staff -- Pediatric endoscopy nurse -- Disinfections of the endoscopes and accessories -- Documentation -- FURTHER READING -- 3: Video endoscope: how does it work? -- Overview -- Insertion tube -- Video image capture -- "Reading" the image created on the CCD -- Resolution, magnification & angle of view -- Reproduction of color -- Reproduction of motion -- Narrow-band imaging -- Digital imaging post-processing -- Troubleshooting -- Endoscope reprocessing -- FURTHER READING -- 4: Pediatric procedural sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy -- Definitions/levels of sedation -- Goals of sedation -- Risks and complications associated with monitored sedation -- Before sedation -- During sedation -- Postsedation care -- Specific sedation techniques -- Conclusions -- Appendix 4.1 ASA physical status classification -- FURTHER READING -- Part Two: Basic Pediatric Endoscopy Techniques -- 5: Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy -- Preparation for esophageal intubation -- Assembling the equipment and pre-procedure check-up -- Endoscope handling -- Techniques of esophageal intubation -- Exploration of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum -- "Pull and twist technique" -- Biopsy technique -- Indications for upper endoscopy and associated pathology -- Indications for urgent endoscopy -- Indications for elective/diagnostic endoscopy -- Esophagitis unrelated to GERD -- Push enteroscopy -- Push enteroscopy/jejunoscopy -- FURTHER READING -- 6: Therapeutic upper GI endoscopy -- Pneumatic dilatation of benign esophageal strictures -- Pneumatic dilation in achalasia -- Foreign Bodies -- Endoscopic hemostasis -- Constrictive, mechanical devices -- Thermal coagulation -- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

Nasojejunal and gastrojejunal tube placement -- FURTHER READING -- 7: Pediatric colonoscopy -- Indications for colonoscopy -- Preparation for colonoscopy -- Equipment -- Embryology of the colon -- Common pathology -- Rare pathology -- FURTHER READING -- 8: Polypectomy -- Basic principles of electrosurgery -- Snare loops -- The Routine Polypectomy -- Safety Routine -- Safety conditions and techniques -- Complications -- FURTHER READING -- 9: Chromoendoscopy -- Indications -- Application technique -- Recognition of the lesions -- FURTHER READING -- Part Three: Advanced Pediatric Endoscopy Techniques -- 10: Endoscopic hemostasis of variceal bleeding with polymeric glue: indications, preparation, instruments and technique and complications of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injection -- Preparation and technique -- Complications -- Thrombin -- FURTHER READING -- 11: Endoscopic treatment of benign esophageal strictures with removable or biodegradable stents -- Introduction -- Conventional treatment of esophageal strictures in children -- Esophageal stent: the new approach to refractory or relapsing benign esophageal strictures -- Pediatric experience -- Discussion and conclusion -- FURTHER READING -- 12: Endoscopic application of Mitomycin C for intractable strictures -- Esophateal dilation -- Use of mitomycin C -- FURTHER READING -- 13: Colonoscopic imaging and endoluminal treatment of intraepithelial neoplasia: clinical advances -- Introduction -- Endoscopic mucosal resection in Western practice -- Basic EMR technique -- Post resection management -- Complications of EMR -- Clinical recommendations and conclusions -- FURTHER READING -- 14: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children -- Introduction -- Duodenoscopes and accessories -- How to perform ERCP -- Diagnostic and therapeutic biliary indication.

Pancreatic indications for diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP -- Conclusion -- FURTHER READING -- 15: Endoscopic pancreatic cysto-gastrostomy -- FURTHER READING -- 16: Confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of paediatric gastrointestinal disorders -- Contrast agents -- Upper GI tract -- Lower GI tract -- Summary -- FURTHER READING -- 17: Enteroscopy -- Introduction -- DBE technique -- Indications for DBE -- Pediatric experience -- Complications -- Training issues and learning curve -- Complications -- Conclusion -- FURTHER READING -- 18: Endoscopic approaches to the treatment of GERD -- Endoscopic suturing devices -- Esophyx -- Delivery of radiofrequency energy (the STRETTA® system) -- Gastroesophageal biopolymer injection -- Summary -- FURTHER READING -- Index.