Autofluorescence as a usefull tool in interventional endoscopy.

Interventional endoscopy is currently an effective method of treating many gastroenterological life-threatening conditions. Among the most serious, there are gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal strictures and obstruction, as well as neoplastic and pre-cancerous changes in the gastrointestinal tract. The presentation shows the use of autofluorescence in supporting endoscopic treatment in life-threatening conditions such as gastrointestinal bleeding, as well as the use of autofluorescence in endoscopic treatment of pre-neoplastic and neoplastic changes in the gastrointestinal tract, including endoscopic mucosectomy of lesions with a high degree of dysplasia and the assessment of completeness of the procedure. The presented cases show the contemporary possibilities of using the phenomenon of autofluorescence in the diagnosis and prevention of life-threatening conditions in gastroenterology and oncology of the gastrointestinal tract.