Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This book conjoins the latest advances on the use of endoscopy to diagnose, monitor, and treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Chapters include the historical use of rigid sigmoidoscopy, non-interventional imaging procedures, and the correlation
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Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Richard Kozarek • Michael Chiorean Michael Wallace Editors
Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Editors Richard Kozarek Digestive Disease Institute Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA, USA
Michael Chiorean Digestive Disease Institute Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA, USA
Michael Wallace Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Preface
Why did we decide to publish a book on endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease? The field of IBD has evolved dramatically over the last two decades and particularly treatment options have expanded and become increasingly sophisticated. To keep pace with this development, we have learned that it is important to make the right diagnosis at the right time and with the right tools in order to provide the best solution for these often challenging patients. Symp
