The role of surgeons on the development and performance of endoscopy
Kemal Dolay, Mustafa Hasbahçeci
Department of General Surgery, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Endoscopy is being frequently performed for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications in surgical practice. Surgery, as a scientific area, has an important role in the propagation of therapeutic endoscopic procedures. The contribution of surgeons to the evolution of endoscopic applications and its practice is a triggering factor for the improvement of endoscopic instruments and their widespread use.
Training and education on basic diagnostic and therapeutic surgical endoscopy should be implemented as part of general surgery residency core program, according to accepted standardized criteria, in order for general surgeons to perform endoscopic applications in the future.
In light of this information, it can be concluded that endoscopy training and skills should be standardized within accepted general principles. Standards to be used during post-graduate endoscopic practice should be precisely stated. In addition to accreditation of both surgeons and endoscopic centers, theoretical and practical education programs should be composed and organized.
Keywords: Endoscopy, digestive system, surgical procedures, surgeons
This study was presented at the 20th National Surgical Congress, 13-17 April 2016, Antalya, Turkey.
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - K.D., M.H.; Design - M.H., K.D.; Supervision - K.D.; Resource - K.D., M.H.; Materials - M.H., K.D.; Data Collection and/or Processing - M.H., K.D.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - M.H., K.D.; Literature Search - M.H., K.D.; Writing Manuscript - M.H., K.D.; Critical Reviews - K.D., M.H.; Other - M.H.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.