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Operations on the oesophagus: Other operations on the oesophagus: Bougie insertion

A narrowing of your oesophagus has been widened.

The oesophagus or gullet connects the mouth with the stomach. It is a muscular tube. The muscles in the oesophagus move food into the stomach.

The treatment involved pushing a tube through your mouth to your oesophagus. A camera was attached to the end of the tube. This camera sent pictures to a screen. A rod was then carefully pushed through the bottleneck. The rod was narrow at the front but then got wider and wider. In this way the bottleneck was widened.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).