Ileoscopy. Technique, Diagnosis and Clinical Applications

DESCRIPTION

Ileoscopy has proven to be very useful for the diagnosis of celiac, inflammatory, and infectious diseases of the small intestine. This endoscopic procedure is one of the most technically challenging steps of diagnostic colonoscopy but it also represents the best documented proof of a complete examination. This book covers all aspects of the endoscopic exploration of the terminal ileum, from the technique itself to the clinical diagnosis and management of the main pathologies that occur in this region of the digestive tract. A wide selection of magnified and non-magnified diagnostic images accompanies the text. Intended as an update on the imaging and management of ileal disease, the book provides an invaluable tool for improving the endoscopist’s technique and for enhancing the clinician’s knowledge of small-bowel diseases.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Technical aspects of ileoscopy
• The importance of completing colonoscopy and exploration of the cecal region
• What are the correct indications of terminal ileoscopy?
• Contribution of new technology to endoscopic imaging
• Clinical results of ileoscopy in the diagnosis of coeliac disease
• Clinical results of ileoscopy in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
• Ileoscopy in the diagnosis of infectious disease
• Results of ileoscopy in pediatric patients
• The role of histology
• Radiological diagnosis of small bowel diseases
• Capsule endoscopy: the results of a challenge
• Small bowel enteroscopy: diagnosis and treatment
• Single-balloon enteroscopy: does it work better?
• Spiral enteroscopy
• Surgery for small bowel disease