Endoscopy

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/endoscopy

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the evolution of technology?From rigid tubes to flexible fiber optics, video endoscopy, and robotic systems
2. What is the diagnostic precision?Enables early detection of cancers, inflammatory diseases, and pre-cancerous lesions
3. What is an endoscope?An endoscope is a tiny, flexible camera that doctors use to look inside your body without making big cuts. It has a bright light and a small camera that sends pictures to a screen.
4. How does a flexible endoscope move inside the body?Flexible endoscopes use bundles of glass fibers that bend like a snake. The fibers carry light and images, letting the camera travel through tubes like the stomach or lungs.

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): A procedure to diagnose and treat problems in the bile and pancreatic ducts.
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR): A technique to remove abnormal tissue or early-stage cancers from the lining of the digestive tract.
Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy: A technique allowing microscopic imaging of tissues in real-time during endoscopy.