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  2. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy - Wikipedia

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    The words esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD; American English) and oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD; British English; see spelling differences) are pronounced / ɪ ˌ s ɒ f ə ɡ oʊ ˌ ɡ æ s t r oʊ ˌ d (j) uː oʊ d ɪ ˈ n ɒ s k ə p i /. It is also called panendoscopy (PES) and upper GI endoscopy.

  3. Choledochoduodenostomy - Wikipedia

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    After the surgery, nasogastric suction is usually maintained for 2–3 days and the tube is removed when there is low output. Once the tube is in place, it can be used to give the patient food and medicine. [medical citation needed] A fluid diet is started after surgery and the diet is advanced as tolerated by the patient. [16]

  4. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography - Wikipedia

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    The stone is impacted in the distal common bile duct. A nasobiliary tube has been inserted. Fluoroscopic image showing dilatation of the pancreatic duct during ERCP investigation. Endoscope is visible. Obstructive jaundice – This may be due to several causes Gallstones with dilated bile ducts on ultrasonography

  5. Endoscopy - Wikipedia

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    The fallopian tubes (falloposcopy) Normally closed body cavities (through a small incision): The abdominal or pelvic cavity (laparoscopy) The interior of a joint (arthroscopy) Organs of the chest (thoracoscopy and mediastinoscopy) Endoscopy is used for many procedures: During pregnancy. The amnion (amnioscopy) The fetus ; Plastic surgery

  6. Billroth I - Wikipedia

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    Billroth I, more formally Billroth's operation I, is an operation in which the pylorus is removed and the distal stomach is anastomosed directly to the duodenum. [1] [2]The operation is most closely associated with Theodor Billroth, but was first described by Polish surgeon Ludwik Rydygier.

  7. New test may predict which IBD patients have higher ...

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    Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new test that can predict colorectal cancer risk in people with IBD with more than 90% accuracy.

  8. Double-balloon enteroscopy - Wikipedia

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    The technique involves the use of a balloon at the end of a special enteroscope camera and an overtube, which is a tube that fits over the endoscope, and which is also fitted with a balloon. [2] The procedure is usually done under general anesthesia , but may be done with the use of conscious sedation . [ 3 ]

  9. Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Duodenostomy; Ileostomy; Jejunostomy; Appendicostomy (see also continence appendicostomy) One well-known form of an artificial stoma is a colostomy, which is a surgically created opening in the large intestine that allows the removal of feces out of the body, bypassing the rectum, to drain into a pouch or other collection device.