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	Podcast:		Surgery 101
	Episode:		441. From Fiber to Video: The Visual Revolution in Endoscopy and Laparoscopy
	Category:		Health
	Duration:		00:11:06
	Publish Date:		2026-02-04 12:00:00
	Description:		By the mid-20th century, endoscopy's long-standing challenge of safely illuminating internal structures was transformed by postwar advances—especially Harold Hopkins's 1950s rod-lens system, which enabled brighter, distortion-free, miniaturized imaging that could reliably guide clinical decisions.
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