bougie /bou·gie/ (boo-zhe´) a slender, flexible, hollow or solid, cylindrical instrument for introduction into the urethra or other tubular organ, usually for calibrating or dilating constricted areas. 
filiform bougie
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Bougies: (A), Otis bougie à boule; (B), olive-tipped bougie; (C), filiform bougie.
bulbous bougie one with a bulb-shaped tip.
filiform bougie one of very slender caliber.
| filiform bougie n. A very slender bougie usually used for exploration of strictures or sinus tracts having small diameters. |
filiform bougie
[fil′ifôrm]
Etymology: L, filum, thread, forma, form; Fr, bougie, candle
an extremely thin device for passage through a narrow pathway, such as a sinus tract. See also bougie.
bougie
a slender, flexible, hollow or solid, cylindrical instrument for introduction into the urethra or other tubular organ, usually for calibrating or dilating constricted areas.
filiform bougie
a bougie of very slender caliber.
soluble bougie
a bougie composed of a substance that becomes fluid in situ.
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