Endoscopy
Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.
Year introduced: 1963
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Tree Number(s): E01.370.388.250, E04.502.250
MeSH Unique ID: D004724
Entry Terms:
- Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic
- Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical
- Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
- Endoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Endoscopic Surgical Procedures
- Endoscopy, Surgical
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic
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