bougienage
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bougienage
[boo″zhĕ-nahzh´]passage of a bougie.
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bou·gie·nage
(bū-zhē-nahzh'),Examination or treatment of the interior of any canal by the passage of a bougie or cannula.
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bougienage
A technique for treating corrosive burns of the oesophagus in which a bougie is passed to the point of obstruction and expanded—e.g., using a balloon.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bou·gie·nage
(bū-zhē-nahzh')Examination or treatment of the interior of any canal by the passage of a bougie or cannula.
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Bougienage
The procedure of dilating tubal organs, like the esophagus, with a bougie or bougies.
Mentioned in: Lower Esophageal Ring
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