This volume provides a concise, yet comprehensive, state-of-the art overview of GI endoscopic emergencies. Although the emphasis is on endoscopic management, peri-procedural considerations, adjunctive medical therapy, and clinical approaches to commonly encountered GI emergencies are discussed in detail. This sets the stage for the in-depth review of current as well as innovative devices and techniques for endotherapy in GI emergencies. Technical aspects of endoscopic procedures are emphasized and supplemented by online video clips to enhance the educational experience.

Written by experts in the field,GI Endoscopic Emergencies serves as a valuable resource for practitioners who deal with GI emergencies.

Louis M. Wong Kee Song, MD, FRCPC, FASGE
Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, MN, USA

Emmanuel C. Gorospe, MD, MPH, FACP
Prevea Center for Digestive Health, Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay Campus, St Mary's Hospital Medical Center, Center for Digestive Health, Green Bay, WI, USA

Todd H. Baron, MD, FASGE
Professor of Medicine, Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of North Carolina, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Triage Sedation and Monitoring.- Peri-procedural Management of Antithrombotic Agents.- Suspected Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Approach to Suspected Acute Variceal Bleeding.- Suspected Small Intestinal Hemorrhage.- Suspected Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Approach to Foreign Body Ingestion, Food Impaction and Caustic Injury.- Non-endoscopic Management of Acute Mechanical Colonic Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction.- Approach to Acute Cholangitis.- Approach to Endoscopic Adverse Events.- Endoscopic Hemostasis of Acute Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Hemostasis of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding.- Hemostasis of Acute Gastric Variceal Bleeding.- Hemostasis of Acute Small Intestinal Bleeding.- Hemostasis of Acute Lower GI Bleeding.- Endoscopic Management of Food Impaction and Foreign Bodies.- Endoscopic Management of Acute Colonic Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction.- Endoscopic Management of Pancreaticobiliary Emergencies.- Endoscopic Management of Procedure-related Bleeding and Perforation.