Endoscopy

Summary

Endoscopy is a procedure that lets your doctor look inside your body. It uses an instrument called an endoscope, or scope for short. Scopes have a tiny camera attached to a long, thin tube. The doctor moves it through a body passageway or opening to see inside an organ. Sometimes scopes are used for surgery, such as for removing polyps from the colon.

There are many different kinds of endoscopy. Here are the names of some of them and where they look.:

• Arthroscopy: joints
• Bronchoscopy: lungs
• Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy: large intestine
• Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy: urinary system
• Laparoscopy: abdomen or pelvis
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: esophagus and stomach

Specifics

• Adrenal Gland Removal (Adrenalectomy) Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) National Library of Medicine
• Colonoscopy: MedlinePlus Health Topic National Library of Medicine
• Colposcopy National Library of Medicine
• Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Laparoscopic Surgery — What Is It? American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Laparoscopy National Library of Medicine
• Tests for Lung Disease National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Understanding Capsule Endoscopy American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Understanding EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasonography) American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Upper GI Endoscopy National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Ureteroscopy National Kidney Foundation

Encyclopedia

• Ankle arthroscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• Capsule endoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• EGD – esophagogastroduodenoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• Endoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• ERCP Medical Encyclopedia
• Nasal endoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• Pelvic laparoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• Ureteroscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• Wrist arthroscopy Medical Encyclopedia

Find an Expert

• ASGE: Find a Doctor American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Patient Handouts

• Bronchoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• Cystoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• Diagnostic laparoscopy Medical Encyclopedia
• EGD discharge Medical Encyclopedia
• Endoscopic ultrasound Medical Encyclopedia
• Hysteroscopy Medical Encyclopedia

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Endoscopy National Institutes of Health

Start Here

• Endoscopy American Cancer Society

Related Issues

• Ensuring the Safety of Your Endoscopic Procedure American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Sedation for Endoscopy American College of Gastroenterology

Women

• Hysteroscopy National Library of Medicine

Images

• Laparoscopic surgery – series — Incision Medical Encyclopedia
• Laryngoscopy – series — Normal anatomy Medical Encyclopedia
• Pneumothorax – series — Normal Medical Encyclopedia

Children

• Laryngoscopy (For Parents) Nemours Foundation
• Upper Endoscopy for Kids North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Journal Articles

• Endoscopy