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Endoscopic procedures let the provider see and treat problems inside the body without open surgery. Examples include an EGDee-jee-DEE (said as letters)Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: a test using a flexible scope through the mouth to look at the esophagus, stomach and start of the small intestine.esophag/o esophagusgastr/o stomachduoden/o duodenum-scopy looking, viewingFull entry , a colonoscopy, an endoscopic biopsy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), which reaches the bile and pancreatic ducts.
Related terms
colonoscopy
An exam of the inside of the large intestine with a long, flexible tube that has a camera on its end.
endoscope
A thin tube with a light and a camera that is passed into the body to look inside an organ or cavity.
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: a test using a flexible scope through the mouth to look at the esophagus, stomach and start of the small intestine.
laparoscopic
Done through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.