Artigo Revisado por pares

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

1975; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 293; Issue: 22 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm197511272932206

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Henry Colcher,

Tópico(s)

Esophageal and GI Pathology

Resumo

GASTROINTESTINAL endoscopy has developed rapidly in the past 15 years. Marked advances have been made in equipment for diagnosis and therapeutic procedures as well as for documentation with still and motion pictures, television, and video-tape recordings. The purpose of this brief review, therefore, is to describe the indications and assess the likely results of endoscopy of the upper gut, including visual examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum, and the jejunum and ileum (enteroscopy). The presentation is not directed at the endoscopist, but at the physician who is caring for a patient who may have an upper gastrointestinal disorder and . . .

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