LP6254-9

Endoscopy

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Descriptions

Endoscopy means looking inside and refers to looking inside the human body for medical reasons. (Endoscopy, using a borescope, is also used in engineering and techical situations such as the inspection of nuclear fuel elements, aircraft or engines where direct line-of-sight observation is not feasible. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Endoscopy (Wikipedia)

Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument along either natural body pathways such as the digestive tract, or through keyhole incisions to examine the interior parts of the body. With advances in imaging, endoscope, and miniaturization of endosurgical equipment, surgery can be performed during endoscopy. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

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Part Name

Endoscopy

Part Display Name

Endoscopy

Part Type

Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)

Created On

2000-05-03

Construct for LOINC Short Name

Endscpy

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