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The following brochures are produced by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American College of Gastroenterology. Click on the desired links to find out more.
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Understanding GI Procedures
- About Colonoscopy
- Ensuring the Safety of Your Endoscopic Procedure
- Understanding Bowel Preparation
- Understanding Capsule Endoscopy
- Understanding Colon Cancer Screening
- Understanding Colonoscopy
- Understanding ERCP
- Understanding Esophageal Dilation
- Understanding Esophageal Manometry
- Understanding EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasonography)
- Understanding Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Understanding Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Understanding Therapeutic ERCP
- Understanding Upper Endoscopy
Understanding GI Conditions
- GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and the Risk for Esophageal Cancer
- Understanding Barrett's Esophagus
- Understanding Diverticulosis
- Understanding Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C)
- Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea (also known as IBS-D)
- Understanding Minor Rectal Bleeding
- Understanding Polyps and Their Treatment
- Understanding Ulcerative Colitis
American College of Gastroenterology
Colon Cancer You Can Prevent It – Consumer Guide |
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Understanding Ulcers, NSAIDs & GI Bleeding – A Consumer Health Guide |
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Ulcers and Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Protecting Your Health |
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What You Need to Know about the Safe & Appropriate Use of Common Pain Medications – The Essential Facts for Consumers |
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Your Doctor Has Ordered a Colonoscopy. What questions Should You Ask? |
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This succinct Q & A style educational piece features key questions that any patient undergoing colonoscopy should ask to ensure the best possible experience. Its informative tone reviews issues such as specialty training in gastroenterology and colonoscopy, as well as the experience and special skills of trained colonoscopists. |
Virtual Colonoscopy. Frequently Asked Questions about CT Colonography. |
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Recent media attention to news of a study on CT colonography published in December 2003 in the New England Journal of Medicine raised questions in the minds of many consumers. This brochure answers these questions in clear and concise language, offering a balanced perspective on emerging technologies and their role in colorectal cancer screening. |
What is a Gastroenterologist? A Patient Education Pamphlet. |
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This educational tool reviews the unique qualifications and skills of gastrointestinal specialists in straightforward terms. An essential patient education tool. |
Folletos informativos sobre procidimientos endoscópicos de ASGE.
Understanding GI Procedures
- Cómo comprender el examen para descartar cáncer de colon
- Cómo comprender la colonoscopia
- Cómo comprender la CPRE
- Cómo comprender la dilatación esofágica
- Cómo Comprender la Endoscopia Capsular
- Cómo comprender la endoscopia superior
- Cómo Comprender la Gastrostomía Endoscópica Percutánea
- Cómo comprender la manometría esofágica
- Cómo comprender la preparación del intestino
- Cómo comprender la sigmoidoscopia flexible
- Cómo comprender la ultrasonografía endoscópica (EUS)
- Cómo se garantiza la seguridad de su procedimiento endoscópico
- Haga la mejor elección para su procedimiento endoscópico
Understanding GI Conditions