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Endoscopic Surgery

Endoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive operative approach in which procedures are performed inside the body using an endoscope, a slender instrument bearing a light source and camera, together with specialized tools introduced through small incisions or natural orifices. By providing magnified internal visualiza…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 5× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Endoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive operative approach in which procedures are performed inside the body using an endoscope, a slender instrument bearing a light source and camera, together with specialized tools introduced through small incisions or natural orifices. By providing magnified internal visualization without large open exposures, it reduces tissue trauma, postoperative pain, and recovery time compared with conventional open surgery, while allowing access to anatomically confined regions. The technique spans many surgical specialties, including otolaryngology and head-and-neck surgery, where endoscopic methods are applied to sinonasal, laryngeal, and thyroid-related conditions, and urology, where endoscopic lithotripsy enables fragmentation and removal of stones in difficult locations such as an ileal conduit. Endoscopic access is also relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of tumours in challenging sites and to functional procedures evaluated through patient-reported outcomes. Successful endoscopic surgery depends on appropriate instrumentation, imaging, and operator expertise, with case selection guided by lesion location, anatomy, and the goals of treatment. Its advantages include improved cosmesis, reduced morbidity, and the potential for shorter hospitalization, though complex or extensive disease may still require open or combined approaches. By combining minimally invasive access with direct internal visualization, endoscopic surgery offers a versatile strategy for diagnosis, resection, and reconstruction across multiple organ systems, reflecting the broader shift toward less invasive operative care.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

In The Pursuit of The Perfect Thyroid Care

Kumar Sahoo ManasCorresponding author
Consultant Nuclear Medicine & PET/CT, Department of Nuclear Medicine &PET-CT. Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, India.
Exact topic Thyroid Cancer doi:10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-18-1986

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 5 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Surgery Proceedings.

Journal editorial board
Sathya-Prasad Burjonrappa · United States Luigi Boni · Italy Salvador Morales-Conde · Spain

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