bou·gie·nage (b  zh -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 [boo″zhĕ-nahzh´]
passage of a bougie.
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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