Upper gastrointestinal bleeding — Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding refers to hemorrhage in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The anatomic cut off for upper GI bleeding is the ligament of Treitz, which connects the fourth portion of the duodenum to the diaphragm near the… … Wikipedia
Endoscopy — For the notion in mathematics introduced by Langlands, see Endoscopic group. Endoscopy Intervention An example of a flexible endoscope MeSH … Wikipedia
endoscopy — /en dos keuh pee/, n., pl. endoscopies. an examination by means of an endoscope. [ENDO + SCOPY] * * * Examination of the body s interior through an instrument inserted into a natural opening or an incision, usually as an outpatient procedure.… … Universalium
upper endoscopy — Examination of the inside of the stomach using an endoscope, passed through the mouth and esophagus. An endoscope is a thin, tube like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue to be checked under a… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Capsule endoscopy — is a term used to describe a miniature capsule used to record images through the digestive tract for use in medicine. The capsule is a camera with the size and shape of a pill used to visualize the gastrointestinal tract. The procedure was… … Wikipedia
Gastrointestinal bleeding — A positive fecal occult blood test ICD 10 K92.2 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
barium meal — n a solution of barium sulfate that is swallowed by a patient to facilitate fluoroscopic or radiographic diagnosis * * * a technique for examining the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The patient swallows barium sulphate to coat the lining of… … Medical dictionary
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy — EGD redirects here. For the computer software Entropy Gathering Daemon, see /dev/random. For other expansions of the initialism OGD , see the disambiguation page. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Intervention Endosc … Wikipedia
Colonoscopy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 45.23 MeSH … Wikipedia
Fecal occult blood — Classification and external resources Cards and bottle used for the Hemoccult test, a type of stool guaiac test. ICD 10 R … Wikipedia
