Handbook of gastroenterologic procedures Book

I	Preparation of the patient
1	Preprocedure assessment of patients undergoing gastrointestinal procedures	3
2	Bowel preps	10
3	Analgesia and sedation	13
II	Basic techniques
4	Oral and nasal gastrointestinal intubation	21
5	Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)	30
6	Small bowel enteroscopy	38
7	Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography	47
8	Colonoscopy	56
9	Anoscopy and rigid sigmoidoscopy	64
10	Abdominal paracentesis	72
11	Percutaneous liver biopsy	78
III	Advanced and/or secondary techniques
12	Injection therapy for hemostasis and anal fissures	87
13	Bipolar electrocautery and heater probe	93
14	Clips and loops	97
15	Injection therapy of esophageal and gastric varices : sclerosis and cyanoacrylate	103
16	Endoscopic variceal ligation	112
17	Balloon tamponade	119
18	Polypectomy, endoscopic muscosal resection, and tattooing	127
19	Feeding tubes (nasoduodenal, nasojejunal)	138
20	Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ)	147
21	Colonic decompression	156
22	Dilation of the esophagus : mercury-filled bougies (Hurst Maloney)	160
23	Dilatation of the esophagus : wire-guided bougies (Savary and American endoscopy)	164
24	Pneumatic dilation for achalasia	168
25	Through-the-scope balloon dilation	176
26	Stenting of esophageal cancers : placement of expandable stents	183
27	Biliary sludge analysis	191
28	Endoscopic sphincterotomy (including precut)	194
29	Management of lithiasis : balloon and basket extraction, endoprosthesis, and lithotripsy	201
30	Management of biliary and pancreatic ductal obstruction : endoprosthesis and nasobiliary/nasopancreatic drain placement	214
31	Management of fluid collections	229
32	Argon plasma coagulation	235
33	Photodynamic therapy for Barrett's high-grade dysplasia	239
34	Infrared coagulation of hemorrhoids	246
35	Endoscopic management of foreign bodies of the upper gastrointestinal tract	251
36	Capsule endoscopy	263
37	Stretta	270
38	Enteryx injection for gastroesophageal reflux disease	277
39	Endoscopic sewing - EndoCinch	283
IV	Tests of GI function
40	Esophageal manometry	291
41	Ambulatory 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring	299
42	Gastric secretory testing	306
43	Secretin test	313
44	Sphincter of Oddi manometry	317
45	Small bowel motility and the role of scintigraphy in small bowel motility	322
46	Breath hydrogen text for lactose intolerance and bacterial overgrowth	333
47	Anorectal manometry and biofeedback	341
V	Endoscopic ultrasound
48	Endoscopic ultrasound	349
49	Endosonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy	357
50	Endosonography-guided celiac plexus neurolysis	364
A	The procedure unit	371
B	Handling of specimens	378
C	Doses of common GI drugs used in GI procedures	380
D	Guidelines for endoscopic screening and surveillance	382
E	DDW cards/useful Websites	387
F	CPT modifiers	393
G	Complete listing of CPT codes	394