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Curbside Consultation in Endoscopy

49 Clinical Questions

Simon K Lo author Joseph Leung author Simon K Lo editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:15th Apr '14

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Curbside Consultation in Endoscopy: 49 Clinical Questions has been updated into a Second Edition!

The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated!

Curbside Consultation in Endoscopy: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, and evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues.

Dr. Joseph Leung and Dr. Simon Lo have designed this unique reference, which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions and situations commonly encountered in endoscopy.

The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to therapeutic endoscopy with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Illustrative images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the understanding of endoscopy.

Some of the questions that are answered:

• What Do People Do for the Treatment of Achalasia These Days? Does it Matter if the Symptoms Are Severe or if the Patient Is Elderly?

• I Had a Difficult Colonoscopy and No Matter What I Tried, I Just Could Not Reach the Cecum. I Maxed Out on IV Sedations and Have No Anesthesiology Support. Can You Help Me?

• A 45-Year-Old Patient With Known Hepatitis C Was Admitted Because of Massive Upper GI Bleeding. What Should I Do?

• A 55-Year-Old Veteran Had a Ruptured Gallbladder and a Difficult Cholecystectomy. Postoperatively, the Patient Had Persistent Bile Leakage Despite Months of Multiple Biliary Stenting. What Can I Do?

• How Do We Manage a Patient With a 10-cm Pseudocyst Who Is Currently Asymptomatic

• What Is a Reliable Method to Estimate the Location of a Lesion Found on Capsule Endoscopy?


Curbside Consultation in Endoscopy: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Gastroenterologists, fellows and residents in training, surgical attendings, and surgical residents will all benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within.

“In the Second Edition, Leung and Lo challenge a panel of experts with a new set of questions with even tougher clinical problems while maintaining some of the very popular questions from the First EditionCurbside Consultation in Endoscopy, Second Edition with its new set of questions, will help gastroenterologists in their daily practice, providing an excellent update of the current management of common GI conditions. Readers will be able to gain the insights and expertise from those who manage such clinical problems on a regular basis.”

- SirReadaLot.org

ISBN: 9781617110474

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 657g

272 pages

2nd edition