There has been incredible progress over the last decade in therapeutic endoscopy. Such therapies are either easier now than ten years ago or are possible when previously they were inconceivable. These advances have depended upon major improvements in diagnostic endoscopy for different subspecialties. Simultaneously, a major innovation for therapeutics through endoscopes is the application of medical lasers. This book is written by renowned biophysicists and laser endoscopists of different sub specialties where the application of lasers has revolutionized medical care. In some cases treatments which were not previously possible are now routine. Laser palliation of obstructing tumors in different sub specialties is an example of this. In other cases, resective surgery is obviated by the application of lasers via endoscopy such as for the control of gastrointestinal bleeding. The authors of different medical or surgical subspecialties which use endoscopic lasers write about the pathology and clinical problems, their personal experience and results. However, they also emphasize their techniques of laser endoscopy through case examples, technical discussions, and colored illustrations. Their discussions will give the reader a better understanding about the role of laser treatment of different conditions compared to routine medical or surgical therapy. In several instances, randomized controlled trials involving medical lasers were discussed in this book because they fundamentally changed our understanding of common problems such as upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We predict continued progress in therapeutic endoscopy.
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.09.2011

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D. M. Jensen, J. M. Brunetaud

Springer

Springer Science + Business Media BV

Kluwer Academic

Developments in gastroenterology, Dordrecht, 1990

Springer Nature, Dordrecht, 2012

Netherlands, Netherlands

1, 2011

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Front Matter....Pages i-x
Fundamentals of Lasers for Endoscopy and Laser Tissue Interactions....Pages 1-15
Optic Fibers for Laser Therapeutic Endoscopy....Pages 17-26
Multidisciplinary Approach to Medical Laser Use....Pages 27-36
Laser Surgical Unit Organization....Pages 37-43
GI Endoscopic Hemostasis and Tumor Treatment — Experimental Results and Techniques....Pages 45-70
Upper Gastrointestinal Angiomata: Diagnosis and Treatment....Pages 71-91
Laser Treatment for Vascular Malformations of the Digestive Tract....Pages 93-98
Techniques of Hemostasis for Lower GI Bleeding....Pages 99-107
Ten Years Endoscopic Neodymium-Yag Laser Coagulation in Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage....Pages 109-118
Argon Laser for Severe Ulcer Hemorrhage: Health and Economic Considerations....Pages 119-134
Results, Complications and Techniques of Laser Treatment for Bleeding Peptic Ulcers: Conclusions and Recommendations After Two Controlled Trials....Pages 135-148
Endoscopic Nd:Yag Laser Therapy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding....Pages 149-162
Cancer in the Esophagus: Principles of Laser Treatment....Pages 163-176
Endoscopic Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Tumors....Pages 177-188
Palliative Treatment for Esophagogastric Cancer by Laser Photoablation....Pages 189-194
Lasers in Rectosigmoid Tumors....Pages 195-206
Complications of Gastrointestinal Laser Endoscopy....Pages 207-215
Laser Bronchoscopy: An American Experience....Pages 217-231
Neodymium-Yag-Laser Treatment of Benign and Malignant Tracheo-Bronchial Lesions....Pages 233-245
The Neodymium-Yag Laser in Urology....Pages 247-256
Endoscopic Laser Surgery in Urology: The American Experience....Pages 257-268
Argon Laser in Urology....Pages 269-277
Gynecological Application of Laser Endoscopy....Pages 279-294
Photodynamic Therapy: Basic Aspects and Tissue Interaction....Pages 295-311
Photodynamic Therapy in Early Stage Carcinoma....Pages 313-330

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