An endoscope is a long, flexible camera that can be "steered". We have a scopes of different lengths and diameters that allow us to image various parts of the body. Most common in our practice is a "gastroscopy", where we pass the endoscope through the nose into the esophagus and then on into the stomach to check for gastric ulcers. Another common organ system we check out is the respiratory system. This includes the nasal passages to check for tumors and cysts, the guttural pouches to look for signs of infection, and the trachea where we look for evidence of bleeding or use the scope to guide us in collecting samples to help diagnose the source of a breathing problem.
But we also shine our light into other places, including the bladder, uterus, or the oral cavity. If it's dark in there we'll light it up!