I Do It My Way: Alternative Approaches in Multidisciplinary Management of GI Diseases

Abstract

Many medical conditions require multidisciplinary care to achieve successful outcomes for patients. There are certain conditions that require management that cross the boundaries of specialties. Several gastrointestinal disorders require complex care be it due to the nature of the condition or the advent of newer technologies in the respective field. A few such disease processes will be covered in this issue of Digestive Disease Interventions (DDI)— I Do It My Way – Alternative Approaches in Multidisciplinary Management of GI Diseases. These conditions include gastric varices, gallbladder drainage, enteral access, pancreatic necrosis, and liver biopsy and portal pressure measurements. These conditions either have the option of being managed using different interventional techniques or require multidisciplinary management through the collaboration of interventional radiology, gastroenterology, and surgery.