Splanchnoscopy

Splanchnoscopy is a method of examining the internal organs of a person or animal for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes using special instruments.

The term "splanchnoscopy" comes from the Greek words "splanchno-" - insides and "skopeo" - to look, observe.

Splanchnoscopy is performed to examine the organs of the abdominal cavity, chest, and cranial cavity. For this purpose, instruments such as an endoscope, laparoscope, thoracoscope, bronchoscope, cystoscope, etc. are used.

Splanchnoscopic methods make it possible to obtain images of internal organs, assess their condition, take a biopsy for histological examination, and also perform minor surgical procedures.

Splanchnoscopy is widely used in medicine for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive, respiratory, and genitourinary systems. These methods have a number of advantages over traditional surgery.

Splanchoscopy is a method of examining internal organs through an incision in the abdominal wall, most often performed during surgery. After this type of operation, the incision is scarred almost without a trace and after healing no skin defects remain. The area of ​​the anterior abdominal wall is longer than other areas of the body, which allows for a greater number of incisions to be made during splanchoscopy, and this in turn leads to the minimization of stress damage to the body, which in areas more limited in length can be comparable in size and complexity of surgical intervention .

This type of surgical intervention is widely used in surgery of the abdominal cavity, anterior chest wall and retroperitoneal space. The classic splanchectomy operation is associated with the most common pathologies - diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, spleen, and liver. The tactics of classical surgical intervention directly depend on the causes of the disease. That is why operations are performed by experienced surgeons and often require consultations with related specialists. In some cases, by decision of a council of specialists, it may be necessary to expand the scope of surgical intervention to a full form of splanchoscopy.