Higher-risk procedures |
Polypectomy* |
Biliary or pancreatic sphincterotomy |
Treatment of varices |
PEG placement¶ |
Therapeutic balloon-assisted enteroscopy |
EUS with FNAΔ |
Endoscopic hemostasis |
Tumor ablation |
Cystgastrostomy |
Ampullary resection |
EMR |
Endoscopic submucosal dissection |
Pneumatic or bougie dilation |
PEJ |
Low-risk procedures |
Diagnostic (EGD, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy) including mucosal biopsy |
ERCP with stent (biliary or pancreatic) placement or papillary balloon dilation without sphincterotomy |
Push enteroscopy and diagnostic balloon-assisted enteroscopy |
Capsule endoscopy |
Enteral stent deployment (controversial) |
EUS without FNA |
Argon plasma coagulation |
Barrett's ablation |
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