Equipment

Equipment

A full description of all available endoscopic equipment is beyond the scope of this chapter. However, each unit should have a su ffi cient range of endoscopes, processors and accesso - ries as dictated by the local case mix and su ffi cient endoscope numbers to ensure smooth service provision. These should include both forward- and lateral-viewing gastroscopes, an enteroscope for proximal small bowel visualisation and a centres require capsule endoscopy and a single-/double-bal loon enteroscope for ileojejunal visualisation and therapeutics. Larger centres will require linear and radial EUS, particularly if they specialise in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary malignancy . An electrosurgical unit is the cornerstone of many therapeutic procedures, and this may be supplemented by argon plasma coagulation (APC), laser units and radiofrequency ablation for advanced therapeutics. Equipment

A full description of all available endoscopic equipment is beyond the scope of this chapter. However, each unit should have a su ffi cient range of endoscopes, processors and accesso - ries as dictated by the local case mix and su ffi cient endoscope numbers to ensure smooth service provision. These should include both forward- and lateral-viewing gastroscopes, an enteroscope for proximal small bowel visualisation and a centres require capsule endoscopy and a single-/double-bal loon enteroscope for ileojejunal visualisation and therapeutics. Larger centres will require linear and radial EUS, particularly if they specialise in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary malignancy . An electrosurgical unit is the cornerstone of many therapeutic procedures, and this may be supplemented by argon plasma coagulation (APC), laser units and radiofrequency ablation for advanced therapeutics. Equipment

A full description of all available endoscopic equipment is beyond the scope of this chapter. However, each unit should have a su ffi cient range of endoscopes, processors and accesso - ries as dictated by the local case mix and su ffi cient endoscope numbers to ensure smooth service provision. These should include both forward- and lateral-viewing gastroscopes, an enteroscope for proximal small bowel visualisation and a centres require capsule endoscopy and a single-/double-bal loon enteroscope for ileojejunal visualisation and therapeutics. Larger centres will require linear and radial EUS, particularly if they specialise in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary malignancy . An electrosurgical unit is the cornerstone of many therapeutic procedures, and this may be supplemented by argon plasma coagulation (APC), laser units and radiofrequency ablation for advanced therapeutics.