Big Ear Surgeons Don ’t Need to Make Such Big Incisions

Physicians have always been trying to peer into places that are difficult to access. The first described endoscope was the lichtleiter, which used concave mirrors to reflect candlelight through an open tube into the esophagus, bladder, or rectum. It was created in 1806 by urologist Phillip Bozzini. The first useable cystoscope was created in 1877 by urologist Maximilian Carl-Friedrich Nitze, using a series of lenses to increase magnification. He was also the first to place light inside the organ of interest to aid visualization.
Source: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research