choledochoscopy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From choledocho- + -scopy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]choledochoscopy (plural choledochoscopies)
- (surgery) endoscopy of the common bile duct
- 2015 August 5, Xu-Hua Duan et al., “Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation Followed by Locoregional Tumor Treatments for Treating Occluded Biliary Stents in Non-Resectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Single-Institution Experience”, in PLoS ONE[1], volume 10, :
- Two weeks after the procedure, choledochoscopy indicated that RFA was able to induce some destruction of local tumor tissue.