TY - BOOK AU - Walsh,Catharine M. AU - Ahmad,Ahmir AU - Saunders,Brian P. AU - Cohen,Jonathan AU - Cotton,Peter B. AU - Williams,Christopher B. AU - Preston,Stephen AU - Haycock,Adam ED - Ohio Library and Information Network. TI - Cotton and Williams' practical gastrointestinal endoscopy: the fundamentals SN - 9781119525127 AV - RC804.E6 W35 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley Blackwell KW - Endoscopy KW - Gastroenterology KW - Digestive organs KW - Diseases KW - Diagnosis KW - Surgery KW - Gastrointestinal system KW - Gastrointestinal Diseases KW - diagnosis KW - surgery KW - methods N1 - Preceded by: Cotton and Williams' practical gastrointestinal endoscopy / Adam Haycock, Jonathan Cohen, Brian P. Saunders, Peter B. Cotton, Christopher B. Williams. Seventh edition. [2014]; Includes bibliographical references and index; Welcome to endoscopy -- The endoscopy unit, staff, and management -- Endoscopic equipment -- Patient care, risks, and safety -- Upper endoscopy : the fundamentals -- Therapeutic upper endoscopy -- Colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy : the fundamentals -- Therapeutic colonoscopy -- Advanced endoscopic procedures; Available to OhioLINK libraries N2 - "Endoscopy is a procedure whereby the body is examined internally using an endoscope. It is most commonly used for gastrointestinal, urinary and renal conditions. Endoscopy is usually carried out while a person is awake. Before the procedure, a sedative (medication that has a calming effect) may be given to help the patient relax. An endoscope is a thin, long, flexible tube that has a light source and a video camera at one end. Images of the inside of your body are relayed to an external television screen. Endoscopes can be inserted into the body through a natural opening, such as through the throat or anus. Alternatively, it can be inserted through a small surgical incision (cut) that is made in the skin. Endoscopy is a critical part of every gastroenterologist's skill sets, and forms a core part of GI training in both residency and fellowship training (US) and foundation and registrar/senior registrar training (UK). The majority of GI symptoms referred to a gastroenterologist require endoscopy in some form in order to reach a diagnosis. In addition to being a diagnostic procedure, endoscopy has developed over the last 10 years to become one of the principle treatment methods available"-- UR - https://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc2/9781119525127 UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119525127 UR - https://go.ohiolink.edu/goto?url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119525127 ER -