Definition
An endoscope is a device with a light attached, used to look inside a body cavity or organ. The scope is inserted through a natural opening, such as the mouth during a bronchoscopy, the rectum for a sigmoidoscopy, or the vagina for a cystoscopy. A medical procedure using any type of endoscope is called endoscopy.
Related topics:
- bronchoscopy
- cystoscopy
- colonoscopy
- cystourethroscopy
- ERCP
- esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- gastroscopy
- laryngoscopy
- proctosigmoidoscopy
- sigmoidoscopy
Lots More Information:
| • | Endoscopy |
| • | Bronchoscopy |
| • | Cystoscopy |
| • | Colonoscopy |
| • | ERCP |
| • | EGD - esophagogastroduodeno... |
| • | Culture - gastric tissue bi... |
| • | Laryngoscopy |
| • | Sigmoidoscopy |
Review Date:7/29/2005
Reviewed By: Paul B. Tabereaux, M.D., M.P.H., Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Reviewed By: Paul B. Tabereaux, M.D., M.P.H., Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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