Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,3rd Edition

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b yGeorge Gershman (Editor), Mike Thomson (Editor)

The reference text for all those practicing diagnostic and therapeutic pediatric endoscopy – trainees, trainers, specialist endoscopists, gastroenterologists and hepatologists alike. 
Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 3rd Edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration for the performance of  endoscopy in infants, children and young adults. Written in the form of a complete “how to” manual and filled with step-by-step instructions, this book seeks to bring newcomers to the field of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy quickly up to speed. The book is also highly useful for experienced specialist endoscopists and gastroenterologists to brush up on best practice in  standard techniques and explore advanced topics in the field.
Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy highlights the substantial and important differences between performing an endoscopy on a mature adult and performing one in a pediatric patient. The differences discussed include:

GI pathology
Subtleties of diagnostic technique specific to children
Application of therapeutic endoscopy to specifically pediatric scenarios
Anesthesia and sedation
Training and skill maintenance
Sophisticated endoscopic techniques adapted from adult endoscopy to children and those techniques specifically orientated to problems and diseases mainly encountered in childhood

This guide is becoming an essential companion for those of us providing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy for children in the world today and opens the door to future possibilities in this ever-evolving field.

Product Details

Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell; 3rd edition (July 6, 2021)
Language:English
Hardcover:448 pages
ISBN-10:1119423457
ISBN-13:978-1119423454
ISBN-13:9781119423454
eText ISBN: 9781119423492
eText ISBN: 9781119423485
eText ISBN: 9781119423416
Item Weight:1.74 pounds
Dimensions:6.69 x 9.61 inches