Main description:

Liver disease is an increasingly common cause of mortality, and its management is often complex and challenging. Endoscopy has in recent times undergone a period of rapid progress, with numerous novel and specialized endoscopic modalities that are of increasing value in the investigation and management of the patient with liver disease. As the technology in endoscopy expands, both as a diagnostic and interventional procedure, so does the role of the endoscopist in liver disease. This full colour book and companion website offer a comprehensive guidance as to when, why, and how to perform endoscopy to best manage your patients.
* Brings together two key areas liver disease and endoscopy into one expert clinical textbook * Covers the entire spectrum of clinical problems that gastroenterologists and endoscopists face while managing patients with liver disease * Includes the latest management guidelines from the key international societies, such as the ASGE, AASLD, EASL and BSG * Well illustrated with over 200 high-quality colour images *20 high-quality videos illustrating optimum endoscopy practice, all clearly referenced in the text * Outstanding UK- and US-led expert editor team with a wealth of clinical experience An indispensable tool for all gastroenterologists, hepatologists and endoscopists, Endoscopy in Liver Disease is perfect for learning how to perform endoscopy safely and effectively in the patient population with liver disorders.

Contents:

Section 1 - Endoscoping liver patients: safety issues 1. Equipment, sterilisation and training issues 2. Sedation and analgesia in liver disease 3. Endoscopy and coagulation abnormalities in the liver patient 4. Patients with specific aetiologies (viral, bariatric, nafld, vcjd, alcohol) Section 2 - Endoscopic management of portal hypertension 4. Diagnosis and staging of oesophagogastric varices 5. Endoscopic management of acute variceal bleeding 6. Primary and secondary variceal prophylaxis: role of endoscopy 7. Refractory variceal bleed: when endoscopy fails what next?: 8. Gastropathy and gastric vascular ectasias in portal hypertension 9. Portal hypertensive enteropathy and colopathy 10. Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of portal hypertension 11. Wireless capsule endoscopy in liver disease Section 3 - Endoscopic diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal pathology in the liver patient 12. Common gastrointestinal pathology in the liver patient (barrett s, pud, gastropathy, celiac, polypoid lesions) 13. Anaemia and obscure gi bleed in the liver patient 14. ERCP and cholangioscopy in hepatobiliary disease 15. EUS in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary malignancy 16. Endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease 17. Laparoscopy in patients with hepatobiliary disease Section 4 - Endoscopy in the liver transplant patient 18. Endoscopy of the liver patient prior to liver transplantation 19. Endoscopy of the post- liver transplant patient 20.luminal diseases in the liver transplant patient