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Endoscope

Endoscope

(Science: instrument) An expensive and usually highly flexible viewing instrument with capabilities of diagnostic (biopsy) or even therapeutic functions through special channels.

For the flexible variety the additional word, fibreoptic is added. The viewing component is made up of hundreds of mini light transmitting glass fibres bundled tightly together. Today there is virtually an endoscope available for every single orifice and space in the body!

Endoscopes have also revolutionalised many procedures - as in laparasocopic surgery, the diagnosis of peptic ulcers, of some lung tumours and those in the urogenital tract.


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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... the bloating stayed. New symptoms arrived. I'm not experiencing swelling from the abdomen down to my calves. After test after test, colonscope, endoscope, ultra sound, blood test, all shows normal. I'm lucky in that my doctor is great. She knows something is going on and it isn't my thyroid. ...

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by CureIt
Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:30 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... I don't know for sure if it's working, but her little girl voice is coming back (it used to be harsh and scratchy sounding.) I'll get another endoscope done in another 4 months or so, but I wanted to tell everyone of my success with organic/herbal remedies. You have to be careful when doing ...

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by Jennuan
Sun May 03, 2009 6:22 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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First ever video footage of ovulation

This is the first ever video footage of ovulation captured with an endoscope inserted through cut in women's vaginal wall, the patient monitored for temperature and hormones to predict when she is about ovulate and when to begin filming, here you can see ...

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by loyolite11
Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:21 am
 
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Let's Figure it Out

... landed me there. Last thing up was corned beef, total pain, and I was determined to be admitted. We did everything, MRI, Ultra-Sounds, and finally endoscope of stomach showing inflamed stomach. Sure they said I looked fine--but white blood cell count was at 21,000 and the ONLY symptom to keep me ...

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by mabelwhite
Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:35 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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