This guideline is intended to be an educational device to provide information that may assist
endoscopists in providing care to patients. This guideline is not a rule and should not be
construed as establishing a legal standard of care or as encouraging, advocating, requiring,
or discouraging any particular treatment. Clinical decisions in any particular case involve a
complex analysis of the patient's condition and available courses of action. Therefore,
clinical considerations may lead an endoscopist to take a course of action that varies from …