ENDOSCOPY is a specialised technique for directly visualising the inner cavities of the body without having to make large surgical openings.

It involves passing a thin telescope-like instrument (the endoscope) into the body cavity and illuminating the area with a bright light. The structures within the cavity can then be viewed through the eyepiece. Advanced systems have a videocamera attached to the endoscope and the image is viewed on a television screen and can be recorded.

The endoscopy system installed at Ayrton Veterinary Centre uses the latest veterinary videoendoscopy equipment and is identical to the systems used in human hospitals.