A liquid cooled endoscopic imaging apparatus comprising: an endoscope having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the endoscope comprising: a digital camera; a cooling chamber; a single housing tube; a quick connect extension having quick connect ingress and egress irrigation fluid ports to be detachably connected to said single housing tube; wherein the quick connect extension and the cooling chamber are in communication with the single housing tube; characterized in that: the digital camera is removably mountable upon the proximal portion of the endoscope, the cooling chamber is located in the proximal portion of the endoscope, adjacent to the digital camera and, the single housing tube is adjacent to the proximal portion of the endoscope, the endoscope furthermore comprising a circular waterproof light source base having a hollow central portion; one or more LED elements embedded into said circular waterproof light source base; the circular waterproof light source base being inside the cooling chamber, wherein the hollow central portion allows irrigation fluid to pass there through from the proximal portion to the distal portion of the endoscope and thereby dissipate heat generated from the one or more LED elements, the one or more LED elements being in direct contact with the hollow central portion, the LED elements being further in contact with the irrigation fluid present in the cooling chamber. an endoscope having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the endoscope comprising: a digital camera; a cooling chamber; a single housing tube; a quick connect extension having quick connect ingress and egress irrigation fluid ports to be detachably connected to said single housing tube; wherein the quick connect extension and the cooling chamber are in communication with the single housing tube; characterized in that: the digital camera is removably mountable upon the proximal portion of the endoscope, the cooling chamber is located in the proximal portion of the endoscope, adjacent to the digital camera and, the single housing tube is adjacent to the proximal portion of the endoscope, a digital camera; a cooling chamber; a single housing tube; a quick connect extension having quick connect ingress and egress irrigation fluid ports to be detachably connected to said single housing tube; wherein the quick connect extension and the cooling chamber are in communication with the single housing tube; characterized in that: the digital camera is removably mountable upon the proximal portion of the endoscope, the cooling chamber is located in the proximal portion of the endoscope, adjacent to the digital camera and, the single housing tube is adjacent to the proximal portion of the endoscope, the digital camera is removably mountable upon the proximal portion of the endoscope, the cooling chamber is located in the proximal portion of the endoscope, adjacent to the digital camera and, the single housing tube is adjacent to the proximal portion of the endoscope, the endoscope furthermore comprising a circular waterproof light source base having a hollow central portion; one or more LED elements embedded into said circular waterproof light source base; the circular waterproof light source base being inside the cooling chamber, wherein the hollow central portion allows irrigation fluid to pass there through from the proximal portion to the distal portion of the endoscope and thereby dissipate heat generated from the one or more LED elements, the one or more LED elements being in direct contact with the hollow central portion, the LED elements being further in contact with the irrigation fluid present in the cooling chamber.