Scopes

Question 1

Specialty scopes

Answer 1

– Choledochoscope
. Biliary system
– Mediastinoscope
. Mediastinum
– Ureteroscope
. Ureters
– Angioscopes
. Heart and vessels
– Ventriculoscopes
. Ventricles of brain
– Fetoscope
. fetus

Question 2

Endoscopes

Answer 2

– Used for diagnosis, biopsy, resection, visualization or repair
– Inserted through
a body opening
or a small
incision by a
trocar/ cannula
assembly

Question 3

Rigid endoscopes

Answer 3

– Laparoscope,
sigmoidoscopes,
thoracoscope,
arthroscopes
– Rigid bronchoscope
. Preferred for foreign
body retrieval from
bronchus

Question 4

Scopes with
electrosurgical
attachments

Answer 4

– Resectoscopes

Question 5

Microscopes

Answer 5

– Used for magnification
for microsurgery
– Optical lens
. Provides resolving
power – filters out
adjacent images to
clarify detail
. Focal length 100-
400mm
. Working distance
– Distance from the
optical lens to the
surgical field