TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 3. Endoscopy and Endoscopic Intervention A1 - Marks, Jeffrey M. A1 - Ponsky, Jeffrey L. A2 - Zinner, Michael J. A2 - Ashley, Stanley W. PY - 2013 T2 - Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 12e AB - Over the past several decades, flexible endoscopy has shifted the management of numerous gastrointestinal diseases from the surgeon to the endoscopist. What had started as a diagnostic discipline has now become one of advanced therapeutic potential. The concept of performing endoscopic surgery has become a reality with the advancement of endoluminal therapies for neoplasia, gastroesophageal reflux, and obesity. In addition, with the significant investigation into natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and the development of advanced endoscopic tools, the ability to perform intraperitoneal therapies without abdominal scars continues to become more possible. This chapter will address the indications and techniques for upper and lower flexible endoscopy as well as the recent advances in imaging and interventional endoscopy. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57005351 ER -