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Clinical Procedures
Term | Definition |
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X-Ray | 1. lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema) 2. upper gastrointestinal series 3. Cholangiography 4. compoted tomography (CT SCAN) |
Ultrasound Examination | abdominal ultrasoundography |
magnetic resonance technique | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
radionuclide studies | liver scan |
gastric bypass | reduces stomach size |
gastrointestinal endoscopy | visualization of the gastrointestinal tract |
liver biopsy | removal of the liver tissue |
nasogastric intubation | insertion of a tube thru the nose ; into the stomach |
paracicentesis | (abdominocentesis) puncture to remove fluid from abdomen |