Medical Definition of Filiform bougie
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A very slender bougie usually used for gentle exploration of strictures or sinus tracts of small diameter where false passages can be encountered or created.
The entering end can consist of either a straight or spiral tip, and the trailing end usually consists of a threaded cylinder into which the screw tip of a following bougie can be inserted.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filiform Bougie
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