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Are you looking for concise, practical answers to questions that are often left unanswered by traditional references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or complications? ""Curbside Consultation in Endoscopy: 49 Clinical Questions"" provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions commonly posed during a 'curbside consultation' between 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. ""Curbside Consultation in Endoscopy: 49 Clinical Questions"" 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. Some of the questions that are answered: You were called by the ER physician regarding a woman who attempted to commit suicide by drinking some 'toilet cleaning solution'. There were obvious burns around the mouth and tongue. What would you do next? Is there a role for metal stents in benign bile duct strictures? When should I use plastic stents in this setting? When is EUS necessary for a newly diagnosed cancer of the Esophagus, Stomach, Colon, or Pancreas? I have difficulty controlling the direction of a biliary papilotomy. Any tricks to improve the results? What are the features that differentiate a submucosal bulge from a true mass on capsule endoscopy? What can I do to confirm a submucosal mass?

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This book offers excellent and succinct answers to various problems in GI endoscopy and is very useful for GI fellows, practicing gastroenterologists and all physicians with an interest in GI endoscopy. It is reasonably priced and provides quick answers to clinical questions that are difficult to find in traditional textbooks. -- Thangam Venkatesan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Practical Gastroenterology

This book offers excellent and succinct answers to various problems in GI endoscopy and is very useful for GI fellows, practicing gastroenterologists and all physicians with an interest in GI endoscopy. It is reasonably priced and provides quick answers to clinical questions that are difficult to find in traditional textbooks. <br><br> -- Thangam Venkatesan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Practical Gastroenterology

Among the great features of this book is the way it provides helpful information in very short chapters on well selected, relevant topics. It is an interesting, quick read by authors who are highly respected experts in the field. The frequently asked questions format is unique. This is an exceptionally interesting book for practicing gastroenterologists. -- Patrick Mosler, MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Doody Enterprises, Inc. This book offers excellent and succinct answers to various problems in GI endoscopy and is very useful for GI fellows, practicing gastroenterologists and all physicians with an interest in GI endoscopy. It is reasonably priced and provides quick answers to clinical questions that are difficult to find in traditional textbooks. -- Thangam Venkatesan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Practical Gastroenterology There is remarkable variability in the type of questions...The field of gastrointestinal endoscopy is nicely covered for both the diagnostic as well as the therapeutic aspects. There is an excellent variation in the topics of each chapter. About half of the chapters are illustrated with figures as well as good quality endoscopic images (both color and black and white), especially when it concerns the more technical subjects. In my opinion the book contains knowledge that al practicing gastroenterologists should have available or should know where to find easily. Therefore, I think it is an excellent book to buy and work your way through from page 1 to page 208. Reading this book from cover to cover will give the reader an excellent update of the exciting and fast moving field of gastrointestinal endoscopy. Bottom line: This paperback book makes excellent bedside reading for the practicing physician. -- Paul Fockens, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Gastroenterology

This book offers excellent and succinct answers to various problems in GI endoscopy and is very useful for GI fellows, practicing gastroenterologists and all physicians with an interest in GI endoscopy. It is reasonably priced and provides quick answers to clinical questions that are difficult to find in traditional textbooks. -- Thangam Venkatesan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Practical Gastroenterology There is remarkable variability in the type of questions...The field of gastrointestinal endoscopy is nicely covered for both the diagnostic as well as the therapeutic aspects. There is an excellent variation in the topics of each chapter. About half of the chapters are illustrated with figures as well as good quality endoscopic images (both color and black and white), especially when it concerns the more technical subjects. In my opinion the book contains knowledge that al practicing gastroenterologists should have available or should know where to find easily. Therefore, I think it is an excellent book to buy and work your way through from page 1 to page 208. Reading this book from cover to cover will give the reader an excellent update of the exciting and fast moving field of gastrointestinal endoscopy. Bottom line: This paperback book makes excellent bedside reading for the practicing physician. -- Paul Fockens, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Gastroenterology Among the great features of this book is the way it provides helpful information in very short chapters on well selected, relevant topics. It is an interesting, quick read by authors who are highly respected experts in the field. The frequently asked questions format is unique. This is an exceptionally interesting book for practicing gastroenterologists. -- Patrick Mosler, MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Doody Enterprises, Inc.

There is remarkable variability in the type of questions...The field of gastrointestinal endoscopy is nicely covered for both the diagnostic as well as the therapeutic aspects. There is an excellent variation in the topics of each chapter. About half of the chapters are illustrated with figures as well as good quality endoscopic images (both color and black and white), especially when it concerns the more technical subjects. In my opinion the book contains knowledge that al practicing gastroenterologists should have available or should know where to find easily. Therefore, I think it is an excellent book to buy and work your way through from page 1 to page 208. Reading this book from cover to cover will give the reader an excellent update of the exciting and fast moving field of gastrointestinal endoscopy. Bottom line: This paperback book makes excellent bedside reading for the practicing physician. -- Paul Fockens, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Academic Medical Center

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Dr. Joseph Leung is currently the Mr. & Mrs. C.W. Law Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine and the Chief of Gastroenterology for the VA Northern California Health Care System. Dr. Leung is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and London, as well as the Hong Kong College of Physicians and Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Leung has pioneered a number of therapeutic endoscopy procedures including epinephrine injection for ulcer hemostasis, urgent nasobiliary drainage for acute suppurative cholangitis and the design and development of the Cotton-Leung stent for biliary drainage and palliation of malignant obstructive jaundice. Dr. Leung has spent the last 25 years improving ERCP training for GI trainees. He has organized many teaching endoscopy workshops locally, nationally, and internationally and participated as teaching faculty in many more. His current research interests include the use of a mechanical simulator for ERCP training and the impact on clinical performance of beginner trainees. Dr. Leung received the ACG Senior Governor Award in 2004 and ASGE Master Endoscopist Award in 2005. He was a former Associate Editor for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and reviewer for a number of prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology, GI Endoscopy, and the American Journal of Gastroenterology. He is the author or coauthor of more than 400 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters, as well as 3 books. Dr. Simon Lo is Director of the Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

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