Endoscopy in Liver Disease

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 150 high-quality colour images 11 high-quality videos illustrating optimum endoscopy practice, all clearly referenced in the text 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.

List of Contributors vii Preface xi About the Companion Website xii 1 Equipment, Patient Safety, and Training 1 John N. Plevris and Scott Inglis 2 Sedation and Analgesia in Endoscopy of the Patient with Liver Disease 19 Rohit Sinha, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, and John N. Plevris 3 Endoscopy in the Setting of Coagulation Abnormalities in the Patient with Liver Disease 29 Bezawit Tekola and Stephen Caldwell 4 Varices: Screening, Staging, and Primary Prophylaxis 43 Alan Bonder, Ignacio Alfaro, and Andres Cardenas 5 Endoscopic Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding 55 Marcus C. Robertson and Peter C. Hayes 6 Prevention of Recurrent Bleeding from Esophageal Varices 97 Annalisa Berzigotti, Fanny Turon, and Jaime Bosch 7 Refractory Variceal Bleeding: When First Endoscopy Fails, What Next? 111 Virginia Hernández]Gea, Fanny Turon, and Juan Carlos García]Pagán 8 Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and Gastric Vascular Ectasia 119 Cristina Ripoll and Louis M. Wong Kee Song 9 Portal Hypertensive Enteropathy and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding 143 Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Emanuele Rondonotti, and Roberto de Franchis 10 Endoscopic Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Pathology in the Patient with Liver Disease 155 Selina Lamont and Adrian Stanley 11 Colonoscopic Screening and Surveillance in the Patient with Liver Disease (Including Post]Transplant) 173 William M. Tierney and Khadija Chaudrey 12 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Cholangioscopy in Hepatobiliary Disease 195 Klaus Mönkemüller, Giovani E. Schwingel, Alvaro Martinez]Alcala, and Ivan Jovanovic 13 Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Hepatobiliary Malignancy 229 Michael J. Levy , Larissa Fujii]Lau, Julie K. Heimbach, and Gregory J. Gores 14 Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biliary Drainage 245 Mouen A. Khashab, Shyam Varadarajulu, and Robert H. Hawes 15 Hepatobiliary Endoscopy in the Patient with Liver Disease and Altered Anatomy 259 Stuart K. Amateau and Raj J. Shah 16 Management of Post]Liver Transplant Hepatobiliary Complications 279 Ryan Law, Larissa Fujii]Lau, and Todd H. Baron 17 Endoscopic Confocal and Molecular Imaging in Hepatobiliary Disease 295 Michael S. Hoetker and Martin Goetz 18 Laparoscopy in Patients with Hepatobiliary Disease 305 Tom K. Gallagher, Ewen M. Harrison, and O. James Garden Index 323