The new edition of this book provides a comprehensive review of the basic tests available in
gastroenterology. Chapters examine widely-used modern techniques such as ultrasonography for
Crohn's disease capsule endoscopy elastography and video proctosigmoidoscopy among others.
Fully updated to reflect the recent advances in the field in the last 20 years this volume
evaluates investigations for their current clinical usefulness in the management of patients.
The reader will benefit from a critical analysis describing those older tests which have proved
their worth alongside the newer procedures which have been introduced. Emphasis is placed on
those techniques of which the authors have personal experience. The book is designed for
trainees and clinicians without special expertise in gastroenterology as well as being a shelf
manual for the gastroenterologist and the staff of gastroenterology investigation units.
