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bougienage

 [boo″zhĕ-nahzh´]
passage of a bougie.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

bou·gie·nage

(bū-zhē-nahzh'),
Examination or treatment of the interior of any canal by the passage of a bougie or cannula.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Bougienage

The procedure of dilating tubal organs, like the esophagus, with a bougie or bougies.
Mentioned in: Lower Esophageal Ring
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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