Introduction to the Operating Room
LESSON 2: Operating Room Personnel, Policies, and Nomenclature
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2-7. ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES
a. Discussion. Endoscopy is the inspection of a body cavity or a hollow viscus (organ) by the means of an endoscope.
b. Suffix. The suffix denoting endoscopy is -scopy. Endoscopic study may be performed on many parts of the body, including those listed in Table 2-1.
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Procedure Site
Anoscopy the anus.
Bronchoscopy the bronchus.
Cystoscopy the urinary bladder.
Esophagoscopy the esophagus.
Gastroscop the stomach.
Laryngoscopy the larynx.
Otoscopy the ear.
Proctoscopy the rectum.
Rhinoscopy the nose.
Thoracoscopy the chest.
Tracheoscopy the trachea.
Urethroscopy the urethra.
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Table 2-1. Endoscopy procedures.
c. Combined Procedures. The surgeon may elect to combine endoscopy with one or more other surgical procedures--for example, he may perform bronchoscopy with removal of a foreign body or cystoscopy with drainage. Operative procedures that may be done in combination with endoscopic procedures are as follows:
(1) Biopsy.
(2) Dilation.
(3) Drainage.
(4) Excision.
(5) Injection.
(6) Irrigation.
(7) Removal.
