Ventriculoscope

A ventriculoscope is a medical instrument that is used to examine the ventricles of the brain.

The name of this instrument comes from the Latin word "ventriculus" - ventricle and the Greek word "skopeo" - to consider.

A ventriculoscope is a thin tube with a lens and a light source at the end. Using a ventriculoscope, a neurosurgeon can examine the ventricles of the brain during surgery without damaging surrounding tissue. This makes it possible to identify tumors, hemorrhages, inflammation or other pathologies of the ventricles of the brain.

The ventriculoscope was first developed in 1922 by the German neurosurgeon Walter Dundee. Since then, ventriculoscopy (examination of the ventricles of the brain using a ventriculoscope) has become an important diagnostic and therapeutic method in neurosurgery. Modern ventriculoscopes are equipped with a video camera and LED lighting, which allows inspection of the ventricles in real time.

Ventricular cardiology is a new and developing field of medicine, whose specialists treat patients with cardiac pathology that primarily affects the ventricles of the heart. This narrowly focused area has become popular relatively recently, but is already very popular among cardiac surgeons in all countries. From a diagnostic procedure, the type of electrocardiography in question has been transformed into a full-fledged specialization that studies the functions and structure of the ventricles of the heart, which is of high relevance. The term "ventricular" comes from the Latin word "ventriculus", which translates as "ventricle". This