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Gastrointestinal Bleeding, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 34-2

  • Book

  • February 2024
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5917349
In this issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Patrick Pfau brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Top experts in the field cover a broad range of topics on the diagnosis and treatment of both upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding with a concentration on endoscopic intervention. This issue discusses the preparation of the patient with a GI bleed even before endoscopy is performed, and provides extensive coverage of the latest data and technology for variceal and non-variceal upper GI tract bleeding, small bowel/occult, and lower GI and colonic bleeding.- Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including endoscopic diagnosis, grading, and treatment of bleeding peptic ulcer disease; variceal and non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding refractory to endoscopic management: indications and role of interventional radiology; diagnosis of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; endoscopic treatment of small bowel bleeding; endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of colonic diverticular bleeding; and more.- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on gastrointestinal bleeding, 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.

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Table of Contents

Assessment, Resuscitation and Medical Management of Variceal and Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Agents in Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Endoscopic Diagnosis, Grading, and Treatment of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease
The Role of Endoscopy for Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding
Endoscopic Treatment of Acute Esophageal and Gastric Variceal Bleeding
Role of Endoscopy in the Diagnosis, Grading, and Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia
Variceal and Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Refractory to Endoscopic Management: Indications and Role of Interventional Radiology
Surgical Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Diagnosis of Occult and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Endoscopic Treatment of Small Bowel Bleeding
Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Colonic Diverticular Bleeding
Updates on the Prevention and Management of Post-Polypectomy Bleeding in the Colon

Authors

Patrick Pfau Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.