endoscopy

Also known as endoscopic operations

An endoscopy is a procedure used in medicine to look inside the body. The endoscopy procedure uses an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike many other medical imaging techniques, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ.

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An endoscopy is a medical procedure in which doctors insert a thin instrument called an endoscope directly into your body to look inside hollow organs or cavities. This allows doctors to see what's happening inside your body in a way that many other imaging techniques cannot.

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Research

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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction and colonic volvulus.Gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2020Naveed M, Jamil LH, Fujii-Lau LL et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2019.09.007
[Current Endoscopy Training in Korea and Future Aspects].ReviewThe Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2022Joo YEDOI: 10.4166/kjg.2022.122
[Endoscopy in plastic surgery].ReviewRevue medicale de Liege · 1995Nizet JL
[Endoscopy and face-lift].Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique · 2017Dardour JC, Abbou RDOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2017.06.007
An update on pediatric endoscopy.ReviewEuropean journal of medical research · 2013Friedt M, Welsch SDOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-18-24
[Indication for endoscopy: is a physician's opinion still necessary?].ReviewGastroenterologie clinique et biologique · 2003Vallot T
Diagnostic yield of upper endoscopy according to appropriateness: A systematic review.Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver · 2019Zullo A, Manta R, De Francesco V et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.11.029
Complications of diagnostic colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, and enteroscopy.ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology · 2016Levy I, Gralnek IMDOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.09.005

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There are many types of endoscopies. Depending on the site in the body and type of procedure, an endoscopy may be performed by a doctor or a surgeon. During the procedure, a patient may be fully conscious or anaesthetised. Most often, the term endoscopy is used to refer to an examination of the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract, known as an esophagogastroduodenoscopy.