Endoscopy

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Endoscopy

• By Kelsey Matthews

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Purpose

• Diagnostics- take images, samples, biopsies
• Diagnosis of conditions like stomach ulcers,
  irritable bowel syndrome, internal bleeding and
  cancer.
• Surgery- simple surgeries and cuts inside the body

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Early History

• 1806- long rigid tube, light on the end to
  illuminate a body cavity or organ
• 1945- brighter light to add enough visibility for
  image documentation
• 1960s- fiber optics introduced, images
  transmitted, more flexible, steerable end
• 1986- the magnification and projection of images
  onto television screens

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Current State of Art

• a long, flexible tube,
• a fiber optic light
• a camera lens
• another channel that can be used for other
  medical instruments if necessary

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State of art cont.

• Entrance anus, the throat, the urethra, or a
  small incision in the skin
• 15-60 minutes long
• Outpatient procedure

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Advantages

• Short recovery time, little to no post-op pain
• More precision for surgeon
• Little blood, no need for stitches

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Disadvantages

• Slight chance for perforations and other damage
  to organs
• Possibility of infection at sight of incision or
  along path of endoscope

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Future

• Disposable endoscope
• Capsule endoscope
• 3D endoscopy for imaging and measurements

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Bibliography

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