title: [Surgery in pregnancy from an endoscopy viewpoint].
abstract: Gastrointestinal endoscopy with flexible instruments is also a suitable method for pregnant women. Pregnancy is generally not a contraindication for use of the endoscopy, and additional special preparations are usually not necessary. In cases with unclear upper abdominal pain the esophagogastro-duodenoscopy with thin instruments is more suitable than X-ray examination. An indication for the coloscopy can occur in patients with relapsing peranal hemorrhage or diarrhea. For obstructive jaundice ERCP with PTC is the diagnostic method of choice.
mesh_terms: D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Chirurgie in der Gravidität aus der Sicht des Endoscopikers.