This flowchart should be used in conjunction with current UK guidance, which it does not replace (see references). Consult other guidance in the case of immunosuppression or chronic diarrhoea (> 4 weeks).
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Endoscopy
British Society of Gastroenterology and Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland guidance on best practice for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
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National root cause analysis of post-endoscopy upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer in England has found wide variations in UGI endoscopy quality.
Guidelines
Endoscopy
BSG interim technical review and position on the use of lumen opposing metal stents during therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound following the urgent medical device recall
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