Endoscopy as an Adjunct to Image-Guided Interventions: A New Frontier in Interventional Radiology.

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9806675 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1557-9808 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15579808 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : W.B. Saunders, c1998-

Biliary Tract Diseases/*therapy ; Endoscopy/*trends ; Female Urogenital Diseases/*therapy ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/*therapy ; Male Urogenital Diseases/*therapy ; Radiography, Interventional/*trends; Biliary Tract Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Clinical Competence ; Diffusion of Innovation ; Endoscopes/trends ; Endoscopy/instrumentation ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal/trends ; Female ; Female Urogenital Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Male ; Male Urogenital Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Motor Skills ; Radiography, Interventional/instrumentation ; Radiologists

Endoscopy is an underutilized technique in the practice of interventional radiology. The objectives of this article are to discuss potential uses of interventional radiology-operated endoscopy and to outline basic endoscopy setup and equipment uses. Endoscopy represents a new frontier to the fluoroscopically-guided procedures in biliary, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary disease that interventional radiologists commonly perform. It shows promise to improve interventional radiology procedure success rates and reduce procedure-associated risk for patients. Endoscopy has been traditionally performed by gastroenterologists and urologists and is relatively new in the practice of interventional radiology. The hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity required to perform standard image-guided procedures places interventional radiologists in a unique position to introduce endoscopy into standard practice. A focused and collaborative effort is needed by interventional radiologists to learn the techniques required to successfully integrate endoscopy into practice.
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Keywords: biliary; gastrointestinal; genitourinary; interventional radiology; percutaneous endoscopy

Date Created: 20191019 Date Completed: 20191206 Latest Revision: 20191217

20231215

10.1053/j.tvir.2019.04.002

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