Endoscopy

Endo- = inside
-scopy = look

This is a minimally invasive surgical procedures which uses an instrument called an endoscope to look inside the body. 

 

Types

• Arthroscopy
• Bronchoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Cystoscopy
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Enteroscopy
• Hysteroscopy
• Laparoscopy
• Laryngoscopy
• Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD)
• Sigmoidoscopy