a test that uses an endoscope to examine the inside of part of the digestive tract
visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Endoscopy is a broad term used to described examining the inside of the body using an lighted, flexible instrument called an endoscope
a method of examining the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ (e g , esophagus, stomach) using an endoscope, a narrow, flexible fiber optic instrument that conducts light
Surgery using a telescope to visualize internal organ through a small incision Generally less invasive than traditional surgeries and requiring a shorter recovery period
A procedure in which the doctor looks inside the body through a lighted tube called an endoscope
the medical examination of the inside of the body, using an endoscope. Examination of the body's interior through an instrument inserted into a natural opening or an incision, usually as an outpatient procedure. Endoscopes include the upper gastrointestinal endoscope (for the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum), the colonoscope (for the colon), and the bronchoscope (for the bronchial tubes). With fibre optics, much more maneuverable instruments can reach formerly inaccessible sites, while causing much less discomfort. Attachments can take tissue samples, excise polyps and small tumours, and remove foreign objects
A test to look at part of the inside of the body - for example the stomach or the oesophagus (gullet) A thin, flexible instrument called an endoscope is used for this X-ray pictures and samples of tissue (biopsies) can also be taken
examination of the esophagus and stomach using a thin, lighted instrument called an endoscope