enteroscopy

enteroscopy
Procedure for the direct visualization of small intestine.

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  • Enteroscopy — The use of a flexible instrument (a scope ) to examine the small intestine, a very long hollow tube located between the stomach and colon (large intestine) and made up of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The upper parts of the small intestine,… …   Medical dictionary

  • enteroscopy — n. examination of the small intestine with an enteroscope (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Double-balloon enteroscopy — Intervention Endoscopic image of normal small bowel. MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • sonde enteroscopy — an older type of enteroscopy using a sonde that has a balloon on the tip so that it advances by peristalsis into the distal jejunum and the ileum; it visualizes while it is being slowly withdrawn …   Medical dictionary

  • capsule enteroscopy — see under endoscopy …   Medical dictionary

  • double-balloon enteroscopy — visualization and treatment of lesions along the entire length of the small intestine, using a flexible enteroscope with two balloons around its distal end; the balloons can be alternately inflated and deflated to allow advancement of the… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Endoscopy — For the notion in mathematics introduced by Langlands, see Endoscopic group. Endoscopy Intervention An example of a flexible endoscope MeSH …   Wikipedia

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