ATLAS for ENDOSCOPIC and SURGICAL ANATOMY of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT > 내과

Foreword

It has been half a century since endoscopes have been used for treating digestive diseases. Originally developed as diagnostic tools, endoscopes are now widely used as therapeutic tools. The scope of endoscopy at the station is gradually expanding. However, it still requires a lot of research to treat a variety of digestive diseases.

The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) had formed “ESD Research” and “NOTES Research” groups to advance the field of therapeutic endoscopy. Both groups have been reorganized into a single research group for multidisciplinary therapeutic endoscopy since 2020. Here, expert endoscopists as well as those interested gather to study endoscopic treatments for digestive diseases.

The research group for multidisciplinary therapeutic endoscopy published the “Atlas for Endoscopic and Surgical Anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract”.

The atlas focused on gastrointestinal anatomy to help the endoscope, which only covers the inside of the gastrointestinal tract, in understanding the structures outside the gastrointestinal tract.

Therefore, I think this book will help not only those who want to pursue therapeutic endoscopy, but also specialists currently performing the procedure. We also believe this book will help expand the bottom door and advance medicine in therapeutic endoscopy.

Thank you to the originals and everyone who did their best to participate in the writing until publication. We also thank the publishing officials for their efforts in ensuring smooth publication processes.

The KSGE will continue to do our best to grow into a high-quality society dedicated to diagnosing and treating digestive diseases.

Thank you again.

November 2021

President of Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy   Joo Young Cho 

Chairman of Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy   Hyung Kil Kim 

Committee president of The Research Group for Multidisciplinary Therapeutic Endoscopy   Kwang Bum Cho

Preface

The development of modern medicine has enabled an era in which minimally invasive surgical methods are commonly applied for treating gastrointestinal tumors. The activation of national cancer screening projects and the universalization of endoscopic screenings has increased early detection of adenoma, gastric cancers, and asymptomatic colon polyp, which also resulted in a quantitative  increase in endoscopic resection.

Additionally, due to the dedication and efforts of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) and many members through research presentations, education through the seminars of societies, and care at their respective hospitals, endoscopic submucosal dissection achieved an upward standardization of the qualitative level of the entire country.

More than 20 years after endoscopic therapies were introduced in Korea, the KSGE has conducted seminars and training sessions, live demonstrations, and hands-on courses annually to improve the standardization and quality of endoscopic procedures.

The “Atlas for Endoscopic and surgical anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract,” published by the Research Group for Multidisciplinary Therapeutic Endoscopy, is needed by endoscopists to help understand gastrointestinal and external structures. During therapeutic endoscopy, it is necessary to understand the external structure of the gastrointestinal tract to facilitate the procedure, while only the tract is observed.

The textbook wanted to help understand and compare the structures surrounding the gastrointestinal tract, including the oral cavity, esophagus, mediastinum, stomach, and small intestine, through photographs and illustrations. Therefore, it is useful for majors in endoscopy or interested gastroenterologists.

Finally, I would like to thank the authors for their work in publishing the booklet, the Research Group for Multidisciplinary Therapeutic Endoscopy for editing, the executive branch of the KSGE for their full support, and the publishers of the book.

November 2021

Committee president of The Research Group for Multidisciplinary Therapeutic Endoscopy  

Kwang Bum Cho

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