cholelithogastroscopy

Example:The procedure involved a cholelithogastroscopy to retrieve the gallstone in the stomach.

Definition:The examination of the stomach using an endoscope.

Example:A patient underwent a cholelithogastroscopy to remove a gallstone that had moved from the gallbladder to the bile ducts.

Definition:A hard mass of crystallized bile that may form in the gallbladder or bile ducts.

Example:During the procedure, the surgeon navigated the gastroscope through the bile ducts to locate the gallstone.

Definition:A tube in the body that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder or duodenum.