The role of surgeons on the development and performance of endoscopy

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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. Thecontribution of surgeons to the evolution of endoscopic applications and its practice is a triggering factor for theimprovement of endoscopic instruments and their widespread use.Training and education on basic diagnostic and therapeutic surgical endoscopy should be implemented as part ofgeneral surgery residency core program, according to accepted standardized criteria, in order for general surgeonsto 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 programsshould be composed and organized.