Main description:

In 2016 the first edition of the SAGES Manual Operating through the Endoscope was published. At the time, this represented a review of cutting-edge new technologies that were being introduced within the field of flexible endoscopy. Largely based on applications and data up to 2013, this served as a unique resource for clinicians and researchers to learn about this expanding field.
Since then, there has been a significant expansion of new technologies and procedures within this discipline that have meaningfully changed this entire sub-specialty. In addition, large numbers of high-quality data have emerged that support more heartily the safety and efficacy of these techniques. Major international societies now routinely include hands-on training and scientific content of this field in meetings and educational efforts, and many trainees and practitioners are looking for resources to improve their knowledge and technical skills sets. For these reasons, an update on this rapidly advancing field seems appropriate at this time, given the enormous amount of new content available.
Endoscopic surgical procedures allow for less invasive access for performing increasingly complex procedures. This results in maximal benefit for patients with fewer complications, faster recovery, and less pain. Endoscopy allows access to the gastrointestinal tract without transgressing the abdominal or chest walls, by means of a truly less invasive route. These technologies and skills are being sought out by practitioners and asked for by patients.
The proposed textbook is designed to present a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to the diverse applications of surgical techniques and procedures through the endoscopic platform. Written by experts and emerging specialists in that field, each of these sections will address patient selection, pre-operative considerations, technical conduct of the most common operations, and avoiding complications. A review of the existing literature addressing the particular topic will follow in each section. Extensive endoscopic images and illustrations will make this an interactive text. In addition to updates on most topics in the previous manual, this edition will include exciting new fields of advanced imaging, artificial intelligence and augmented imaging, applications of robotics to endoscopy, and more robust exposure of endoscopic applications for treatment of obesity, a worldwide epidemic.
The subject of surgical endoscopy has changed meaningfully since publication of the first edition; now a substantial focus of major journals, scientific meetings, and online platforms. A timely update can capture this broad subject in an accessible manual focused on technologies and data supporting these interventions.

Contents:

The Interface Between Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Endoscopic Gastrointestinal SurgeryEndoscopic Tools: Instruments Operating Platforms for Surgical EndoscopyEndolumenal Electrosurgical EnergyEndoscopic Training - Surgeon and GI ParadigmsAdvanced Training and Certifications in EndoscopyUpper Gastrointestinal Tract BleedingStricture Management: Interventional OptionsUpper Gastrointestinal Tract LeaksEndoscopic Treatment of Gastrointestinal LeaksLower Gastrointestinal Tract BleedingEndoscopic Stenting for Malignant Colorectal ObstructionInterventional Procedures for Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseEnteral Access: Percutaneuous Endoscopic Gastrostomy, Gastrostomy -Jejunostomy, and JejunostomyBarrett's Esophagus Surveillance - WATS, real-time endoscopic microscopyBarrett's Esophagus Treatment - Radiofrequency and other Ablation ModalitiesEndolumenal Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease TherapiesEndomucosal Resection of the Upper GI TractEndoscopic Mucosal Resection Colon and RectumEndoscopic Submucosal Dissection: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Colon and RectumPeroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)Intramural Surgery Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Zenker's Diverticulum (Z-POEM)Intramural Surgery: Per-Oral PyloromyotomyPer-oral Endoscopic Tunneling for Restoration of the Esophagus (POETRE)Operating through the Endoscope -Endoscopic Full-Thickness ResectionSubmucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection of GI Submucosal TumorsThoracic Applications Per Oral Plication of the Esophagus (POPE) Thoracic Applications: Endoscopic Approaches to Benign Esophagorespiratory Fistula ClosureEndoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Guided Biliary DrainageEUS-directed Transgastric ERCP (EDGE Procedure) for Management of Choledocholithiasis in Post-Gastric Bypass AnatomyAdvanced EUS: Future ApplicationsCholangioscopy Role of Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies in a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Metabolic and Bariatric ProgramEndoscopic Anatomy of the Bariatric PatientIntragastric Balloon TherapyEndoscopic Liners (Duodenojejunal Bypass Liner, Gastroduodenojejunal Bypass Sleeve)Endoscopic Sleeve GastroplastyNew technologies to treat obesity and related comorbiditiesEndoscopic Bariatric Revisional ProceduresERCP and the Bariatric Patient Hybrid Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Techniques: Upper Gastrointestinal TractHybrid Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Techniques: Colon and RectumNatural Orifice Translumeinal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES (TM))Artificial Intelligence in EndoscopyAdvanced Imaging Through The EndoscopeRobotics in Endoscopy/Tele-EndoscopyFuture Horizons in Flexible Endoscopy