Advances in 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 of
modern gastroenterology. By using different data it provided a better
understanding of pathogenic mechanisms, described new entities and changed
diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Meanwhile, taking advantage of many
technical advances, endoscopy has had developed spectacularly. Videoendoscopes, magnification, confocal and narrow-band imaging endoscopes,
endoscopic ultrasounds and enteroscopes emerged. Moreover, endoscopy has
surpassed its function as an examination tool and it became a rapid and efficient
therapeutic tool of low invasiveness. This book represents a valuable tool for
formation and continuous medical education in endoscopy considering the
performances or technical possibilities in different parts of the world.The matter is
presented with appropriate explanations so that it can be more accessible to a
larger group of students. Language of the book is lucid. The book is fully careeroriented.It fulfillstheneeds ofstudents,teachers and researchers