The fundamental guide to gastrointestinal endoscopy returns in a fully updated new edition For over forty years, Cotton and Williams' Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy offers a clear, accessible introduction to endoscopic fundamentals, from patient positioning to the range of available procedures. Now updated by a new authorial team to reflect rapid recent advances in endoscopic procedures, this text promises to serve a new generation of students and specialists as the essential introduction to upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopies. Readers of the eighth edition of Cotton and Williams' Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy will also find: Updated online resources including a downloadable bank of clinical photos High-quality videos illustrating endoscopic practices and procedures, keyed to specific points in the text Cotton and Williams' Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy remains a must-own for all trainee and specialist gastroenterologists and endoscopists.

The author is a physician whose career has spanned six decades, coinciding with and contributing to the remarkable developments in his speciality of gastroenterology, especially the use of flexible endoscopes in diagnosis and treatment. The book describes these changes, but focusses more on his personal journey and amusing adventures when travelling to teach all over the world.

This book provides a concise overview of several critically important techniques and their applications within Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (LCBDE). LCBDE is rapidly emerging as the preferential management option for treating patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones. Chapters within this book describe how this technique can be applied to manage patients with concomitant gallstones, which aims to increase the exploration of the CBD via the transcystic route. Particular mention is made for the use of energy devices to enable stone fragmentation within the bile duct also known as Lithotripsy-Assisted Bile duct Exploration by Laparoendoscopy (LABEL). Guidance is also provided on how to set-up an acute biliary service which can offer the single-stage management of concomitant gallstones and choledocholithiasis. The concepts of 'Leveraging Access to Technology and Enhanced Surgical Techniques (LATEST)' in LCBDE and 'Biliary Surgery 2.0' as the framework through which these techniques can be further enhanced are analysed. Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration features insight into how to perform these increasingly important procedures successfully and set-up a service within institutions that are yet to provide it. Therefore, it is a valuable resource for all medical professionals involved in the care of these patients.