An endoscope including an elevator that can securely fix a guide wire to an endoscope using the elevator is provided. In the raising stand (30) having the treatment instrument support groove (33) and a pair of right and left riser side walls (34), a treatment tool support groove (33) is formed in at least one of the pair of riser side walls (34). An internal / external communication groove (35) communicating with the inside and the outside is formed, and when the raising base is located in the upright position, the guide wire is taken out from the treatment instrument support groove (33) to the outside through the internal / external communication groove (35). 30).起上台を利用してガイドワイヤを内視鏡に対して確実に固定できる起上台を備える内視鏡を提供する。 処置具支持溝(33)とその左右の一対の起上台側壁(34)を有する起上台(30)において、該一対の起上台側壁(34)の少なくとも一方に、処置具支持溝(33)を内外に連通させる内外連通溝(35)を形成し、起上台が起立位置に位置するときにガイドワイヤを処置具支持溝(33)からこの内外連通溝(35)を通して外側に出して起上台(30)に係止する。