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duodenoscopy
1. The examination of the duodenum (first section of the small intestine) by means of an endoscope.
2. An examination of the interior of the duodenum using a flexible fiber-optic endoscope.

The device is inserted through the patient's mouth.

This entry is located in the following units: duodeno-, duoden- (page 1) scopo-, scop-, scept-, skept-, -scope-, -scopy, -scopia, -scopic, -scopist (page 9)
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esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy
Endoscopy of the upper alimentary tract.

For endoscopy, a flexible opitical instrument (the endoscope) is inserted through the mouth and advanced into the esophagus, the stomach, and the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).

Pathologicl changes (diseases, if any) are also evaluated by inflating air into the digestive tract.

This entry is located in the following units: duodeno-, duoden- (page 1) eso-, es-, eis- (page 3) esophag-, esophago- (page 2) gastr-, gastro-, gaster-, gastero-, gastri-, -gastria- (page 3) scopo-, scop-, scept-, skept-, -scope-, -scopy, -scopia, -scopic, -scopist (page 11)