Talk:Endoscopy

Other uses of endoscopy
I know of at least one (inspection of nuclear fuel) and I'm sure there are others! Linuxlad 20:52, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Interesting, but those uses would be better mentioned under their respective articles as a footnote, as this article relates solely to the medical usage. CycloneNimrod (talk) 19:14, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * But there is no reason why this article is dedicated to medical endoscopy other than lack of information. This page isn't "Endoscopy (Medical)," it's just "Endoscopy." So, if anyone digs up good information about other types, it should be included here until the time comes when there is enough information to split it off. You'll note that this page includes "Non-medical uses for Endoscopy" under the list of uses. Nik-renshaw (talk) 17:04, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Miniature capsule material
I removed the confusing, unsourced material on the miniature capsule. It had some merit to it as the patent mentioned does show up on google, but the continuous mention of some unnamed teenager as the inventor seems fishy. With sources it could probably have a paragraph or two.Patrick Berry 17:04, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Source: Wikipedia [citation needed]
Why does it say "... spray (Source: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Wikipedia) [citation needed]"? 125.236.168.115 (talk) 23:14, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * No idea, its been in teh article for several months at least. Wikipedia of course should not be citing itself as a source, so I've rephrased and added a reference. Thanks David Ruben Talk 03:38, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikicite / Wikiref
David Ruben,

I was wondering why you changed the reference I used away from a Wikiref, since I have a Wikicite above in the main article which is now broken. I'm wondering what style you are employing, and why you prefer it to Wikiref in this article. Thanks. -Nik-renshaw (talk) 21:45, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

chromoendoscopy
I see chromoendoscopy links to the endoscopy page even though the word chromoendoscopy is not used in the body of the article. Based on yesterday's (03-05-2008) JAMA article, I was curious to know how the investigators were diluting ( or using full strength?) the indigo carmine mentioned in the JAMA abstract. When my paper copy of JAMA arrives I shall answer my own question. Generally in the duodenum Indigo Carmine is used full strength while in the distal esophagus methylene blue will be diluted 1 part MB to 9 parts Normal Saline. I don't ahve a written reference, though searching the medical literature wrt W. Weinstien @ UCLA should be fertile field for inquiry.

FWIW the "Narrow Band Imaging" mentioned in Liebermans's commentary (JAMA yesterday) has been available for a while with Olympus' current "180 series" flexible GI video endoscopes.

- Just a GI nurse stopping by. 199.91.34.33 (talk) 18:57, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

EDIT: Link to home page at Olympus re: Narrow Band Imaging for ease of detecting flat polyps as above: http://www.olympusamerica.com/msg_section/msg_product.asp?p=20&sc=2&product=1204. I first saw one of these in a procedure room, gosh, about a year ago.

JAGIN 199.91.34.33 (talk) 19:11, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Endoscopic surgery
The article should include endoscopic surgery for the removal of small pituitary tumors. Per this is becoming common, as an alternative to transsphenoidal surgery. Edison (talk) 01:22, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Other long viewing things
Can someone explain what distinguishes Endoscope, Fiberscope and Borescope from each other? --Kvng (talk) 13:52, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Disposable Endoscopy
http://www.massdevice.com/blogs/massdevice/preventing-cross-contamination-flexible-endoscopes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcom (talk • contribs) 13:24, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Heading needed for gastroscopy?
Much of the section "After the endoscopy" (and some of the section "Risks") is specific for gastroscopy. The article just jumps into this from the previous general discussion. There is no comparable section for other types of endoscopy, all of which probably have their own Wiki page. This is not my field so I'll leave it to others to expand these parts -- or better yet to shorten and make more general, leaving the procedure-specific verbiage to their pages. Casey (talk) 14:42, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

The problem with the article is that it vacillates between the general topic of endoscopy and the specific use instance of endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract. The problem is that in the practice of medicine the word "endoscopy" is usually used as an abbreviation of the term "esophagogastroduodenoscopy". However, the term colonoscopy is used correctly in medical practice. Thus, when someone in practice says the patient is sent for endoscopy it is understood to mean looking into the stomach, even though other endoscopic procedures, such as laparoscopy, laryngoscopy are also types of endoscopy. I'm making an edit to the article to explain that, and expect much editing to follow. Kd4ttc (talk) 20:23, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

After the Endoscopy
The medication/sedation that is given during the procedure is optional in some cases. If a patient is not given any they are not required to have an escort upon discharge. This section should really be cleaned up anyway since there is no entry about what happens during the procedure itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.52.81.18 (talk) 17:31, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

I can help to improve it
Hello, I can help to improve it and discuss these issues on the talk page. But I need time for the work. Best.--Maxim Pouska (talk) 17:54, 7 January 2016 (UTC)


 * The ″I" is in every word which has a "i" - not for a person. - "You" ist in youtube in the refs. - "we" is corrected - but also in every word with --we-- in it. fixed.--Maxim Pouska (talk) 18:11, 7 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Some of the dates for the "Harold Hopkins THE KARL STORZ CONNECTION" (see refs) are different to other sources English and German. The connection began in 1963 and not in 1965 and endoscopes with Rod lenses have been sold by 1965 first time.--Maxim Pouska (talk) 05:24, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Systematic review on training in endoscopy
10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307173 JFW &#124; T@lk  17:35, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello IP 88.79.249.196
I see you are from Germany and to the company Wolf, or the succession organization, connected. However, your text can not be accepted at WP - as it is written now. Ok, you are new and I can help. The text and the change, however, I have to reset via "undo". Feel free to contact me via my talk page to help you write that correctly for WP. I know the topic. Best regards - Ps please log in to WP with an arbitrary name x, then I can help you better.--Maxim Pouska (talk) 18:26, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Possible copyright problem
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