In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Charles J. Lightdale, Guest Editor Dr. Sachin Wani has put together a state-of-the art issue that presents the latest advances in Barrett's Esophagus. He has secured expert authors who have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: The epidemiology of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma – implications for screening and surveillance; Endoscopic screening for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma: rationale, candidates and challenges; Progress in screening for Barrett's esophagus: beyond standard upper endoscopy; Best practices in surveillance for Barrett's esophagus; Pathologic assessment of Barrett's esophagus and Barrett's related neoplasia: Do we need quality indicators; Cost effectiveness of screening, surveillance and endoscopic eradication therapies in Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal cancer; Advanced imaging and sampling in Barrett's esophagus: Artificial intelligence to the rescue; Advances in biomarkers for risk stratification in Barrett's esophagus; Current status of chemoprevention in Barrett's esophagus; Optimizing outcomes with radiofrequency frequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus: candidates, efficacy and durability; Updates in cryotherapy for Barrett's esophagus; Role of endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection in the management of Barrett's related neoplasia; Practical approach to refractory and recurrent Barrett's esophagus; Surgical management of Barrett's related neoplasia; and Measuring Quality in Barrett's esophagus: Time to embrace quality indicators. Endoscopists will come away with the information they need to screen, diagnose, and treat patients with Barrett's Esophagus.

In this issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Violeta Popov and Shelby Sullivan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy. Minimally invasive metabolic and bariatric endoscopic therapies can bridge the gap between surgical interventions and medical therapy, and recent advances have facilitated personalized and patient-targeted treatment options for specific disease states. In addition, these techniques can target different parts of the GI tract that may be responsible for the pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic syndromes. This issue provides state-of-the-art clinical reviews on the technical aspects of these procedures as well as patient management. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including weight loss pharmacotherapy: current and future therapies; bariatric surgery: current trends and newer surgeries; small bowel therapies for metabolic disease and obesity; combination therapies: anti-obesity medications and endoscopic bariatric procedures; personalized approach to obesity treatments; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on advances in bariatric and metabolic endoscopy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

The 17th volume in this series provides surgeons and trainees with the latest advances in their field. Beginning with a chapter on sepsis biomarkers, the following sections discuss surgical techniques for various diseases, with a focus on different types of cancer. Other chapters cover prenatal surgery, microvascular surgery, and surgical safety. Each topic is explained in a step by step format, explaining preoperative evaluation, imaging and post-operative management, as well as the procedure itself. This new volume is highly illustrated with surgical photographs, figures, flowcharts and tables to assist learning. Key points New volume covering latest advances and techniques in general surgery Topics explained in step by step format Highly illustrated with surgical images, figures and tables Previous volume (9789352708284) published in 2019

Colonoscopy is the bread and butter for endoscopists and advances in the procedure to reduce time, improve efficiency, and prevent errors are very important for this group. The newest advances look at colonoscopy efficiency and a better way to target tissue sampling, which avoids random biopsies and instead looks at ways to predict areas for sampling. The Guest Editors have selected top experts to provide these important updates and they also address current thinking that questions the continued value of colonoscopies as predictors of colon cancer. The issue will be a very popular one, and it needs to be heavily promoted.

In this issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Mouen Khashab brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Biliary Endoscopy. Several novel diagnostic and therapeutic interventions can now be accomplished endoscopically both easily and safely in patients with liver disease, including cholangioscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. In this issue, top experts in the field have contributed state-of-the art reviews on these interventions, providing endoscopists and surgeons with the information they need to improve patient outcomes. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including basic and advanced biliary cannulation: how do I do it?; multidisciplinary approach to indeterminate biliary strictures; EUS-guided biliary interventions; endoscopic management of acute cholecystitis; future of cholangioscopy; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on biliary endoscopy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

The Guest Editors have assembled key opinion leaders to provide state of the art articles on this important update on ERCP. A chapter on cannulation techniques and sphincterotomy will highlight recent literature on wire-guided cannulation, use of papillotomes, when and if to precut for entry and the use of smart circuitry for papillotomy. A chapter on surgically altered anatomy will highlight the increasing occurrence of biliary tract disease in patient’s s/p gastric bypass for obesity along with other surgery and the use of balloon enteroscopes, overtubes and intraoperative procedures A chapter on EUS assisted biliary and pancreatic access will highlight the growing experience with these combine techniques. There is growing literature on preventing post-ercp pancreatitis which is changing the standard of care and Joe Elmunzer is the best person to highlight this. Stu Sherman will review advances in the management of bile duct stones and when to intervene in gallstone pancreatitis. Peter Cotton just published a landmark study on SOD that will change the standard of care and will review the state of the science on this disease as it relates to both biliary tract and pancreatic disease. The management of benign biliary strictures and leaks is evolving with the introduction of covered metal stents and Jacques Deviere is at the forefront. Amrita Sethi will discuss diagnosis of biliary malignancy highlighting the use of FISH, molecular markers and enhanced imaging such as pCLE. Michele Kahaleh will review recent experience with biliary tumor ablation using RFA probes and PDT. Alan Barkun helps endoscopists determine when to use plastic stents, metal stents, and covered stents and when to drain one, two or three segments of liver in patients with malignant biliary obstruction. George Papachristo and Dhiraj Yadav will review most recent data on endoscopic therapy for acute recurrent and smoldering acute pancreatitis. Nagy Reddy will provide on update on endotherapy for painful chronic pancreatitis. Finally, Raj Shah will update on advances in pancreatoscopy and cholangioscopy including the use of ultra slim per-oral scopes and new digital mother/baby scopes.

Essential new title in the Advanced Digestive Endoscopyseries Advanced Digestive Endoscopy: Practice &Safety provides a practical manual on how to performtechniques safely and effectively in order to maximise value, andto reduce risks. Clearly structured, it covers training, endoscopyand imaging equipment, infection control, patient preparation andmonitoring, complications and how to avoid and deal with them.Expanding on the content of Peter Cotton’s best-sellingPractical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, this instructivevolume contains information and guidelines on all aspects of thepractice of endoscopy, and is an ideal companion for both thetrainee and the experienced endoscopist. Key features include: Written by the leading international names in endoscopy Text has been expertly edited by Peter Cotton into a succinctand instructive format Presented in short paragraphs structured with headings,subheadings and bullet points Richly illustrated throughout with full-color photographs

Advances in Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease summarizes the recent progress made in endoscopy, an essential tool for the diagnosis and management of IBD. It goes on to provide an introduction of state-of-the-art endoscopic techniques, as well as an atlas of high-quality endoscopic images of IBD and related diseases. Among others, endoscopy is one of the clinical fields in which Asian countries are leading the way in the management of gastrointestinal disorders. As the number of patients with IBD is dramatically increasing in Asia, quality of patient care has been significantly improved. With diagnosis of intestinal Behcet, simple ulcers, and intestinal tuberculosis, which are unique to the Asian countries, this book offers the ideal standard textbook for IBD endoscopy in all Asian counties, while the superior quality of images also makes it a valuable resource for practitioners around the globe. This book will significantly help all physicians, endoscopists and researchers working on GI endoscopy, especially those focusing on IBD, to improve their knowledge of IBD endoscopy.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in many countries, and digestive cancer is one of the most common types of neoplasms. Advances in research on the management of digestive cancer therefore represent an important contribution to the welfare of humankind throughout the world. The VICC Kyoto International Symposium on Recent Advances in the Management of Digestive Cancer was held in Kyoto from March 31 to April 2, 1993 under the presidency of Dr. T. Takahashi of the Kyoto Prefectural Vniversity of Medicine. At this event, leading researchers and clinicians presented new findings and the latest results of clinical trials concerning digestive cancers. The VICC President and other members of the Executive Committee of the VICC also gave speeches on their own fields, and more than 1000 participants from 28 countries were very well received. This book presents the proceedings of this symposium. In addition to 30 selected papers presented at special lectures and symposia by invited speakers, this book contains 230 free papers presented at poster sessions during this conference.