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Endoscopy and Liver Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition, Volume 14-2 - June 29, 2010
  • Authors: Andres Cardenas, Paul J. Thuluvath
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 9 1 4 - 7

Gastrointestinal endoscopy plays an essential role in the management of patients with liver disease. This issue reviews the standard of care in the endoscopic management of portal… Read more

Endoscopy and Liver Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

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Gastrointestinal endoscopy plays an essential role in the management of patients with liver disease. This issue reviews the standard of care in the endoscopic management of portal hypertension and biliary disease before and after liver transplantation. A thorough knowledge of the available endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic methods is essential for the practicing hepatologist. Emphasis is placed on recent advances in imaging techniques such as the application of capsule endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of portal hypertension and recent advances in cholangioscopy and biliary tissue sampling. Additionally new information regarding the endoscopic management of esophageal and gastric varices is reviewed. Finally, the current role of ERCP in the diagnosis and staging of cholangiocarcinoma before liver transplantation and the endoscopic management of biliary complications after liver transplantation is discussed.