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endoscopically

endoscopically

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Using a thin tube with a camera to look inside the body for medical checks or surgery
  • adverb
  • /ˌɛndəˈskɒpɪkli/
  • Specialized
: endoscópicamente
  • With the patient under general anesthesia, the lesion was approached endoscopically and removed completely, and the patient recovered uneventfully.
  • removed endoscopically
  • cultures obtained endoscopically
  • Endoscopically guided

Examples

  • According to the literature, most lateral-recess intrasphenoidal encephaloceles have been repaired endoscopically via a transsphenoidal approach.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Airway size measured endoscopically can also predict OSA and its severity.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Anterior procedures, especially if done endoscopically, will have less blood loss.

    Academic text (2005)
  • A tracheostomy was performed, and the patient was followed up endoscopically every 6 months thereafter.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The lesion was removed endoscopically, and the patient recovered uneventfully.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Excision can be performed endoscopically or by the laryngofissure procedure described by Watanabe et al. in 1984.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We approached the left maxillary sinus endoscopically through the enlarged natural ostium.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We report a case of adenosquamous carcinoma of the nasal cavity with a unique presentation that was managed endoscopically.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The uncinate process was excised endoscopically, and the ostium of the maxillary sinus was visualized.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The doctor decided to remove the polyp endoscopically to minimize recovery time for the patient.

Surface Forms

endoscopically positive

Morphology

endoscopically = endoscopic (transparent) = endoscope + ic + ally

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'endoscopic', a straightforward manner derivation.

Etymology

Endoscopically comes from the Greek parts endo- 'inside' and -scope 'to look', the same roots you see in telescope and microscope. In medicine it means 'to look into the body with a small camera or instrument', so to treat something endoscopically is to do the work inside the body without open surgery.