Author Archives: Douglas G. Adler

The authors and editors present a volume covering a wide variety of endoscopic (and nonendoscopic) “hot topics.” Spanning just >200 pages, the text includes 14 chapters that include applications relevant to endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasound imaging, as well as a few other related techniques and procedures. The book has a strong international flair, with the vast majority of the authors coming from Italy (US and Asian authors served as contributors to the book as well). Continue reading →

When I was a first year GI fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, I quickly discovered that the world of gastroenterology was divided into 2 camps: people who relied on Yamada’s “Textbook of Gastroenterology” and those who leaned towa… Continue reading →

Even in 2016, with all of our accumulated knowledge about pancreaticobiliary interventions, minimally traumatic cannulation techniques, the role and value of pancreatic duct stents, and the need for adequate training in the performance of endoscopic re… Continue reading →