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The history of endoscopy really begins in the early years of the 19th century. Philip Bozzoni, 1805, invented an instrument that conducted light within the hidden cavities of the body. He used his device to inspect the nasal cavity, vagina and the rectum (Van der Pas, 1983).
Credit for performing the first visualisation of the interior of the uterus is generally given to Panteleoni, 1869, who used the cystoscope described by Desormeaux to visualise and cautarize with silver nitrate a polypoidal endometrial growth of a 60 year old woman with intractable uterine bleeding (Seigler, 1984).
History
The history of endoscopy really begins in the early years of the 19th century. Philip Bozzoni, 1805, invented an instrument that conducted light within the hidden cavities of the body. He used his device to inspect the nasal cavity, vagina and the rectum (Van der Pas, 1983).Credit for performing the first visualisation of the interior of the uterus is generally given to Panteleoni, 1869, who used the cystoscope described by Desormeaux to visualise and cautarize with silver nitrate a polypoidal endometrial growth of a 60 year old woman with intractable uterine bleeding (Seigler, 1984).
Hysteroscopy
Hysteroscopy. Doctors may perform a procedure called hysteroscopy to diagnose and treat uterine polyps. In a hysteroscopy, your doctor inserts a thin, flexible, lighted telescope (hysteroscope) through your vagina and cervix into your uterus. Hysteroscopy allows your doctor to examine the inside of your uterus and remove any polyps that are found. This eliminates the need for a follow-up procedure.
A thin, lighted telescope (hysteroscope) allows the doctor to view your uterine cavity.
Prof. Dr Osama Shawki, M.D.
