At the Center, we have taken several steps to minimize the risk associated with surgery in rabbits, including using a special fiber -
optic endoscope to allow us to see in the back of the rabbit's throat to pass a breathing tube into the rabbit's airway.
However, the veterinarian is likely to take X-rays first and may try to find and remove the obstruction with a fiber
optic endoscope equipped with a camera.
A fiber -
optic endoscope, introduced through a keyhole incision, carries laser light to the site.
Although sinus surgery using a fibre -
optic endoscope inserted through the nostril to see inside the sinus has become commonplace, the small size of the endoscope restricts the surgeon's field of view to between 1 and 2 centimetres.
Not exact matches
Dr. Isaacson and Dr. Samuel Barnett, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Otolarynology, perform the surgery using a camera attached to an
endoscope consisting of a narrow, metal tube filled with fiber
optic cables that transmit images to a TV screen.
A traditional
endoscope — a flexible fiber -
optic tube used to look inside the body — costs as much as $ 70,000 and must be plugged in.