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PROCTO-SIGMOIDOSCOPIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Digestive Tract
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- proctosigmoidoscopy
1, record 1, English, proctosigmoidoscopy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rectosigmoidoscopy 1, record 1, English, rectosigmoidoscopy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Examination of the rectum and sigmoid with the sigmoidoscope. 1, record 1, English, - proctosigmoidoscopy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Appareil digestif
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- proctosigmoïdoscopie
1, record 1, French, proctosigmo%C3%AFdoscopie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rectosigmoïdoscopie 2, record 1, French, rectosigmo%C3%AFdoscopie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Examen du rectum et de la partie inférieure du côlon (gros intestin). Le médecin introduit dans le gros intestin, par voie rectale, un tube muni d'une lumière à son extrémité (le sigmoïdoscope). 1, record 1, French, - proctosigmo%C3%AFdoscopie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Être capable de désigner les étapes d'un examen proctologique [...] La rectoscopie au tube rigide, qui peut être complétée ou remplacée par une rectosigmoïdoscopie au tube souple laquelle permet d'explorer tout ou partie du côlon sigmoïde, siège fréquent d'adénomes. 2, record 1, French, - proctosigmo%C3%AFdoscopie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- recto-sigmoïdoscopie
- procto-sigmoïdoscopie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
- Aparato digestivo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rectosigmoidoscopia
1, record 1, Spanish, rectosigmoidoscopia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endoscopia del recto y colon sigmoide con un rectoscopio o un sigmoidoscopio. 2, record 1, Spanish, - rectosigmoidoscopia
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