Sommario

• • ·Overuse and underuse of colonoscopy in a European primary care setting

    Pagina :543-599

    John-Paul Vader, Isabelle Pache, Florian Froehlich, Bernard Burnand, Catherine Schneider, Robert W. Dubois, Robert H. Brook, Jean-Jacques Gonvers

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Factors affecting insertion time and patient discomfort during colonoscopy

    Pagina :600-605

    Won Ho Kim, Young Jun Cho, Jeong Youp Park, Pil Ki Min, Jin Kyung Kang, In Suh Park

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Patient tolerance of colonoscopy without sedation during screening examination for colorectal polyps

    Pagina :606-610

    Espen Thiis-Evensen, Geir S. Hoff, Jostein Sauar, Morten H. Vatn

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·EUS changes predictive for recurrence of esophageal varices in patients treated by combined endoscopic ligation and sclerotherapy

    Pagina :611-617

    Toshiya Suzuki, Shoichi Matsutani, Keiji Umebara, Goro Sato, Hitoshi Maruyama, Osamu Mitsuhashi, Yoko Nakano, Tadahiro Fukamachi, Hiromitsu Saisho

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Sphincter of Oddi contractile function after balloon dilation: Detailed manometric evaluation in conscious dogs

    Pagina :618-623

    Shunichi Takahata, Kazunori Yokohata, Toshinaga Nabae, Kenichi Nishiyama, Koji Yamaguchi, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Masao Tanaka

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Influence of cholangiography on biliary sphincter of Oddi manometric parameters

    Pagina :624-629

    Ursula Blaut, Stuart Sherman, Evan Fogel, Glen A. Lehman

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Cholangioscopic findings in bile duct tumors

    Pagina :630-634

    Dong Wan Seo, Sung Koo Lee, Kyo Sang Yoo, Gyeong Hoon Kang, Myung Hwan Kim, Dong-Jin Suh, Young Il Min

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Tumor vessel: A valuable cholangioscopic clue of malignant biliary stricture

    Pagina :635-638

    Hong-Ja Kim, Myung-Hwan Kim, Sung-Koo Lee, Kyo-Sang Yoo, Dong-Wan Seo, Young-Il Min

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Long-term follow-up after treatment of Mirizzi syndrome by peroral cholangioscopy

    Pagina :639-644

    Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Hiromitsu Saisho, Takeshi Ishihara, Taketo Yamaguchi, Edward K. Onuma

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Safety and usefulness of percutaneous transhepatic cholecystoscopy examination in high-risk surgical patients with acute cholecystitis

    Pagina :645-649

    Hong-Ja Kim, Sung-Koo Lee, Myung-Hwan Kim, Kyo-Sang Yoo, Byeong-Cheol Lim, Dong-Wan Seo, Young-Il Min

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Endoscopic assessment of hiatal hernia repair

    Pagina :650-659

    David A. Johnson, Ziad Younes, Walter J. Hogan

    
• • ·Esophageal squamous papilloma causing dysphagia

    Pagina :660

    John A. Dumot, John J. Vargo, Greg Zuccaro

    
• • ·Hepatocellular carcinoma invading bile duct

    Pagina :661

    Ju Sang Park, Dong Wan Seo, Sung Koo Lee, Myung Hwan Kim

    
• • ·Endoscopic hemoclip placement for post-sphincterotomy bleeding

    Pagina :662

    Todd H. Baron, Ian D. Norton, Lori Herman

    
• • ·Endoscopic valvuloplasty for GERD

    Pagina :663-670

    Tomas Martinez-Serna, Richard E. Davis, Rodney Mason, Galen Perdikis, Charles J. Filipi, Glen Lehman, John Nigro, Patrice Watson

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·EUS imaging of the arteria lusoria: Case series and review

    Pagina :670-673

    Leonardo De Luca, Jacques J.G.H.M. Bergman, Guido N.J. Tytgat, Paul Fockens

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Solitary duodenal ulcer: A new presentation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis

    Pagina :673-676

    Jonathan E. Markowitz, Pierre Russo, Chris A. Liacouras

    
• • ·Metastatic breast cancer causing jaundice by a unique mechanism

    Pagina :676-678

    Michael P. Chase, Michael Thiim, Frederick W. Heiss, Michael E. Glick, Joseph C. Yarze

    
• • ·Colonoscopy in flowing water for lower GI bleeding: A reliable method for confirmation of bleeding points for endoscopic treatment

    Pagina :678-681

    Hironori Yamamoto, Hirobumi Koiwai, Yutaka Sekine, Fumiko Sunada, Satoru Iino, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·Lift and ligate: A new technique to treat a bleeding polypectomy stump

    Pagina :681-683

    Roy M. Soetikno, Shai Friedland, Victoria Lewit, Sandra Woodford

    
• • ·Squamous metaplasia of the rectum after argon plasma coagulation

    Pagina :683-685

    Scott D. Lee, Rodger C. Haggitt, Michael B. Kimmey

    
• • ·EUS diagnosis of lymphomatous polyposis

    Pagina :685-687

    Yildiran Songür, Ahmet Tezel, Arzu Ensari, Burhan Sahin

    
• • ·Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis in a case of “horseshoe” pancreas

    Pagina :687-689

    Flavia R.S. Ribeiro, Parupudi V.J. Sriram, Vo C. Nam, Uwe Seitz, Frank Thonke, Nib Soehendra

    
• • ·Pyopneumopericardium due to an esophagopericardial fistula: Treatment with a coated expandable metal stent

    Pagina :689-691

    Imad M. Nakshabendi, Sanjay Havaldar, H.Juergen Nord

    
• • ·Methemoglobinemia related to topical benzocaine use: Is it time to reconsider the empiric use of topical anesthesia before sedated EGD?

    Pagina :692-693

    Naresh T. Gunaratnam, Enrique Vazquez-Sequeiros, Christopher J. Gostout, Glenn L. Alexander

    
• • ·Is referral for colonoscopy underutilized by primary care physicians?

    Pagina :693-696

    John H. Bond

    
• • ·The societal perspective: Monocular or bifocal? Presidential address

    Pagina :696-699

    James T. Frakes

    
• • ·Endoscopy simulators: The state of the art, 2000

    Pagina :701-703

    Simon Bar-Meir