Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.

Synonyms: Endoscopic Surgical Procedure, Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic, Surgical Endoscopy, Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic, Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical, Endoscopy, Endoscopy, Surgical, Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical, Endoscopic Surgical Procedures

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1963; for SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ENDOSCOPIC and ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES see SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ENDOSCOPIC 1998-1999, see SURGERY, ENDOSCOPIC 1996-1997 ,1963 ,general or unspecified; prefer specifics; / instrum permitted but consider also ENDOSCOPES

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D004724

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