Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789533073859)

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 a developed spectacularly. Video-endoscopes, 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. InTech Open Access Publisher selected several known names from all continents and countries with different levels of development. Multiple specific points of view, with respect to different origins of the authors were presented together with various topics regarding diagnostic or therapeutic endoscopy. 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.

Author: Oliviu Pascu
ISBN-10: 9533073853
ISBN-13: 9789533073859
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2011
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.69d