GASTRODUODENAL ENDOSCOPY

This review covers progress made over the past year in the area of end oscopic therapy for gastrointestinal hemorrhage including peptic ulcer bleeding, gastric varices, and gastric antral ectasia. The role of en doscopic mucosal resection as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool is dis cussed, Also covered is the literature concerning percutaneous endosco pic gastrostomy, particularly relating to patient outcome after the pr ocedure. Finally, there is a brief review of the literature regarding the current and possible future clinical uses of endoscopic ultrasonog raphy.