Therapeutic endoscopy.
Therapeutic endoscopy of the GI tract is emerging as a new discipline. Its use for such procedures as foreign body removal, polypectomy, and papillotomy is widely accepted, but newer applications--including endoscopic hemostasis and injection sclerotherapy of esophageal varices--are still controversial. An overview of therapeutic guidelines and state-of-the-art technique is presented.
D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000295:instrumentation; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000628:therapy