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endoscope, any instrument used to look inside the body. Usually consisting of a fiber-optic tube attached to a viewing device, endoscopes are used to explore and biopsy such areas as the colon and the bronchi of the lungs. Endoscopes employing miniature television cameras and tiny surgical implements now allow exploration and endoscopic surgery through small incisions; such surgery is much less traumatic to the patient than traditional open surgery. Laparoscopic surgery, in which the endoscope is inserted through a small incision in the abdomen or chest, is used to correct abnormalities of the ovaries and as an alternative to traditional gall bladder and chest surgery. Arthroscopic surgery is endoscopic surgery performed on joints such as the knee or shoulder. endoscope [′en·də‚skōp] (medicine) An instrument used to visualize the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For the first time, members will be able to compare the cost of procedures such as colonoscopies, endoscopies, and cardiac catherizations, plus a full range medical imaging services among facilities in their area. A group of general surgeons, seeking to increase revenue, begins to perform endoscopies on their patients and to compete for procedure time with the current group of gastroenterologists who perform the majority of endoscopic procedures in the hospital's outpatient ambulatory center. We have performed in-office laser endoscopies on more than 180 patients at Wake Forest University during the past 2 years, and we have encountered no complications. |
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