Know The Different Kinds Of Endoscopes

There are different types of endoscopes and their names are from the body parts where they are used primarily for. Also, endoscopes aren't exclusive to medical diagnosis: they can also be used in inspecting inaccessible areas of buildings or parts of machines that people find hard to inspect closely.

• Arthroscope – Joints
• Bronchoscope – Esophagus and lung
• Colonoscope – Colon and bowel
• Coloposcope – Vagina and cervix
• Cystoeurethroscope – Bladder and urethra
• Cytoscope – Bladder
• Duodenoscope – Small intestine
• Esophagogastroduodenoscope – Esophagus, stomach and small intestine
• Fetoscope – Womb
• Gastroscope – Stomach
• Hysteroscope – Womb
• Laparoscope – Abdomen
• Laryngoscope – Larynx
• Peritoneoscope – Peritoneum
• Proctosigmoidoscope – Lower part of the large intestine
• Sigmoidoscope – Large intestine
• Thoracoscope – Thorax
• Ureteroscope – Pelvis and ureter

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