Digestive Endoscopy

Terms used in endoscopy must be specific, precise and universally accepted andunderstood. The description of an endoscopic finding needs to convey the exactword picture of that visualization whether the report is written in Barcelona orBoston. The terms that are to be used have been defined by the World EndoscopyOrganization and are contained in this book along with pictures that accompanymuch of the terminology. The material in this book has been continually updatedsince the first...
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Terms used in endoscopy must be specific, precise and universally accepted andunderstood. The description of an endoscopic finding needs to convey the exactword picture of that visualization whether the report is written in Barcelona orBoston. The terms that are to be used have been defined by the World EndoscopyOrganization and are contained in this book along with pictures that accompanymuch of the terminology. The material in this book has been continually updatedsince the first edition, published in 1984 by Professor Zdenek Ma?atka to whomthis revision is dedicated.The 128 images illustrating the terminology have been collected and submittedby leading endoscopists across the world and depict in graphic detail the termi-nology used in modern endoscopy reporting. In addition to high definition endo-photographs is a collection of some of the many pictosketches made by ProfessorMa?atka, illustrating and clarifying the findings depicted in photographs inearlier editions of this book. Professor Ma?atka added sketches to accompany thepictures as a way of further educating the endoscopist on the terms to be used fordescribing findings during the endoscopic procedure. The details in his drawingsreflect the language precision that he brought to the attention of EndoscopicOrganizations across the world as he sought to educate them on the use ofproper terminology to depict the intraluminal findings when flexible endoscopywas still in its infancy. His lectures and slides developed into the first edition ofthis book, and the preface to the first edition is reprinted herein. The termscontained in this book will help the endoscopist to describe everything seen usingstandardized terminology, to interpret them properly and to make a correctdiagnosis using internationally accepted language.This comprehensive book provides a quick and thorough resource to the termi-nology for endoscopic diagnosis and therapy. This book should be on the desk ofevery medical and surgical endoscopist as well as being available in every intesti-nal endoscopy unit for the use of nurses .Jerome D. Waye, MD Lars Aabakken, MD Jose Ramon Armengol MD