I Introduction to Endoscopy 1 Education and Training in Endoscopy 2 The Value of Clinical Research II The Patient and Endoscopy 3 Informed Consent for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 4 Patient Preparation and Sedation for Endoscopy 5 Design of the Endoscopy Suite 6 Cleaning and Disinfection in Endoscopy 7 Electrosurgical Principles for Endoscopy 8 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Endoscopy 9 Quality Assurance in Endoscopy 10 Endoscopic Complications 11 Anticoagulation and Endoscopy III General Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Techniques 12 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 13 Enteroscopy Techniques 14 Wireless Video Capsule Endoscopy 15 Colonoscopy: Preparation, Instrumentation, and Technique 16 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography 17 Cholangioscopy 18 Advanced Imaging Methods 19 The Contribution of Histopathology to Endoscopy 20 Endoscopic Ultrasonography 21 Hybrid, Natural Orifice, and Laparoscopy-Assisted Endoscopy: New Paradigms in Minimally Invasive Therapy IV Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disease 22 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Infectious Esophagitis 23 Barrett's Esophagus and Early Neoplasia 24 Squamous Neoplasia of the Esophagus 25 Benign Esophageal Strictures and Esophageal Narrowing Including Eosinophilic Esophagitis 26 Achalasia 27 Advanced Esophageal Cancer 28 Peptic Ulcer Disease and Bleeding, Including Duodenal Ulcer 29 Gastric Cancer Including Early Neoplasia and Preneoplastic Conditions 30 Obesity: Endoscopic Approaches 31 Small Intestinal Diseases Beyond the Duodenum 32 Sporadic Neoplastic Polyps of the Duodenum and Ampulla 33 Malabsorption and Food Allergy/Intolerance 34 Portal Hypertension, Varices, Gastropathy, and Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia V Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Disease 35 Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Screening/Prevention 36 Advanced Colorectal Polyps and Early Cancer Resection 37 Inheritable Cancer Syndromes 38 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Microscopic Colitis 39 Lower Intestinal Bleeding Disorders 40 Anorectal Diseases VI Biliopancreatic, Hepatic, and Peritoneal Diseases 41 Benign Biliary Disorders 42 Malignant Biliary Disease 43 Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis 44 Pancreatic Cancers and Cystic Neoplasms 45 Subepithelial Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract 46 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies