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bougienage
(redirected from Esophageal dilatation)

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bou·gie·nage (bzh-näzh)
n.
The examination or treatment of the interior of a canal by the passage of a bougie or cannula.
Bougienage
The procedure of dilating tubal organs, like the esophagus, with a bougie or bougies.
Mentioned in: Lower Esophageal Ring
bougienage
passage of a bougie.
bougienage
Gastroenterology A technique for treating corrosive burns of the esophagus in which a bougie is passed to the point of obstruction and dilated. See Self-bougienage.


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