Clinical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Endoscopy is useful for investigating many systems within the human body like Gastrointestinal tract, Respiratory tract, Ear,Urinary tract and many other systems. This book describes that endoscopy has had a major impact in the development ofmodern gastroenterology. By using different data it provided a better understanding of pathogenic mechanisms, describednew entities and changed diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Meanwhile, taking advantage of many technical advances,endoscopy has had developed spectacularly. Video-endoscopes, magnification, confocal and narrow-band imagingendoscopes, endoscopic ultrasounds and enteroscopes emerged. Moreover, endoscopy has surpassed its function as anexamination tool and it became a rapid and efficient therapeutic tool of low invasiveness. This book represents a valuabletool for formation and continuous medical education in endoscopy considering the performances or technical possibilitiesin different parts of the world. The matter is presented with appropriate explanations so that it can be more accessible to alarger group of students. Language of the book is lucid. The book is fully career-oriented. It fulfills the needs of students,teachers and researchers.