Rhinoscope

Rhinoscope
Diagnostics
OPS-301 code	1-612

A Rhinoscope (or Nasoscope) is a thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the nose. A rhinoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.

Types

Rhinoscopy is performed by two procedures.

Anterior Rhinoscopy
Posterior Rhinoscopy

Anterior Rhinoscopy

In anterior rhinoscopy, the rhinoscope is advanced through the nose to examine the nasal cavity.

Posterior Rhinoscopy

In posterior rhinoscopy, the rhinoscope is advanced through the mouth to examine the back of the nasal cavity above the soft palate.

References

"Rhinoscopy", The College of Veterinary Medicine/UT,retrieved Feb. 2013.

External links

Rhinoscope entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".

Endoscopy

Gastrointestinal tract	Upper: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Lower: Enteroscopy Colonoscopy Sigmoidoscopy Proctoscopy Anoscopy Capsule endoscopy Accessory: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Respiratory tract	Rhinoscopy Laryngoscopy Bronchoscopy

Urinary tract	Nephroscopy Ureteroscopy Cystoscopy

Female reproductive system	Colposcopy Hysteroscopy Falloposcopy Culdoscopy

Closed cavity via incision	Laparoscopy Laparoscopic surgery Arthroscopy Thoracoscopy Mediastinoscopy Coelioscopy

Other	Fetoscopy Angioscopy Otoscopy

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