Endoscopy: The use of a thin, lighted tube (called an endoscope) to examine the inside of the body.
Source: National Institute of Health
Endoscopy : use of instruments for visual examination of interior structures of the body; there are rigid endoscopes and flexible fiberoptic endoscopes for various types of viewing for disease diagnosis and treatment; involves passing an optical instrument along either natural body pathways such as the digestive tract, or through keyhole incisions to examine the interior parts of the body; with advances in imaging, endoscopes, and miniaturization of endosurgical equipment, surgery can be performed during endoscopy.
Source: CRISP
Disease or Condition count: 14; see list of conditions below. These are the diseases or medical conditions in which the medical test 'Endoscopy' may be involved.
The following list of conditions have 'Endoscopy' or similar listed as a medical diagnostic test in our database:
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