EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
- EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
- A procedure that enables the examiner (usually a gastroenterologist) to examine the esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, and duodenum (first portion of small bowel) using a thin flexible tube (a "scope") that can be looked through or seen on a TV monitor. Also called
Medical dictionary.
2011.
Look at other dictionaries:
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
EGD — Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (Medical » Laboratory) ** Entropy Gathering Daemon (Computing » General) * Electronic Government Directorate (Governmental » State & Local) * Elite Gross Dachshund (Regional » Countries) … Abbreviations dictionary
EGD — • esophagogastroduodenoscopy … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy — Also known as EGD (for EsophagoGastroDuodenoscopy) or as upper endoscopy. A procedure that enables the examiner ({{}}usually a gastroenterologist) to examine the esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, and duodenum (first portion of small bowel)… … Medical dictionary
EGD — Abbreviation for esophagogastroduodenoscopy. * * * esophagogastroduodenoscopy * * * esophagogastroduodenoscopy … Medical dictionary
Esofagogastroduodenoscopia — Imagen por EGD de una úlcera péptica profunda. La esofagogastroduodenoscopia (EGD), también llamada endoscopia gastrointestinal alta, panendoscopia oral o simplemente gastroscopia, es un examen médico que visualiza el esófago, el estómago y el… … Wikipedia Español
Gastroesophageal reflux disease — Acid reflux redirects here. Acid reflux may also refer to Laryngopharyngeal reflux. Gastroesophageal reflux disease Classification and external resources ICD 10 K21 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Peptic ulcer — Classification and external resources Deep gastric ulcer ICD 10 K25–K … Wikipedia
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 — is a system of procedural codes. It is a subset of ICD 9 CM (volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.) The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD 10 PCS in 2000 as a potential replacement for ICD 9 CM Volume 3, but… … Wikipedia
Colonoscopy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 45.23 MeSH … Wikipedia