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The History of Endoscopy

Thomas E. Linder, MD; Daniel Simmen, MD; Sylvan E. Stool, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997;123(11):1161-1163.

Abstract
Today, the wide variety of modern endoscopes allows routine diagnostic examinations. Precise observation is possible because of excellent optical and light transmission. Surgery can be performed while viewing a television screen, and video documentation and intraoperative photography are possible with outstanding quality. The invention of a rod-lens optical system by Harold H. Hopkins, PhD, in 1959 and the addition of fiberoptic light transmission by Karl Storz in 1960 marked a breakthrough in modern endoscopy. This article summarizes an interview with the instrument maker, Karl Storz.

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997;123:1161-1163

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (Drs Linder and Simmen), and The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver (Dr Stool).

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