Endoscope Health Article

Definition

An endoscope is a device with a light attached that is used to look inside a body cavity or organ. The scope is inserted through a natural opening, such as the mouth during a bronchoscopy, the rectum for a sigmoidoscopy, or the vagina for a cystoscopy.

A medical procedure using any type of endoscope is called endoscopy.

See also:

• Colonoscopy
• Cystourethroscopy
• ERCP
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Gastroscopy
• Laryngoscopy
• Proctosigmoidoscopy