Examination or treatment of the interior of any canal by the passage of a bougie or cannula. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(boo″zhe-nahzh´) passage of a bougie.
Type: Term Pronunciation: bū-zhē-nahzh′ Definitions: 1. Examination or treatment of the interior of any canal by the passage of a bougie or cannula.
Bougienage: A procedure involving the use of a bougie. A bougie is a thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body passageway, such as the esophagus, to widen the passageway, guide another instrument into a passageway, or dislodge an object. An alternate spelling of 'bougienage' is 'bougi...