Editor ’s Perspectives – November 2018

Rigid endoscopy started by designing rigid endoscopes which went through the natural orifices of the human body, e.g. proctoscopes or sigmoidoscopes through the anus, cystourethoscopes through the urethral orifice, laryngoscopes or oesophagoscopes through the mouth. Many of these scopes have gradually been replaced by flexible endoscopes which can go further into the human body along the lumens of the various organs.
Source: International Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research