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  • Title: A multiple-diameter bougie fitted over a small-caliber fiberscope.
    Author: Buess G, Thon J, Hutterer F.
    Journal: Endoscopy; 1983 Mar; 15(2):53-4. PubMed ID: 6851953.
    Abstract:
    New instruments for dilatation of the upper gastrointestinal tract are described: 1. A hollow plastic bougie with an inside diameter of approximately 10 mm to allow a 9 mm endoscope to pass. The diameter of this tube-like bougie increases in four steps up to 16 mm. 2. A second-similar bougie employs a flexible bronchoscope for guidance of the bougie. This system permits bougienage from 4 to 11.5 mm. The system permits stepwise bougienage of stenoses using only two instruments. For the first time complete endoscopic control of bougienage is possible.
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