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 [1] 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)

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)