Enteroscopy is also known as a: double balloon enteroscopy; double bubble; capsule enteroscopy; push-and-pull enteroscopy; The two types of enteroscopy are upper and lower. In an upper enteroscopy, the endoscope is inserted into the mouth. In a lower enteroscopy, the endoscope is inserted into the rectum. The type of enteroscopy performed will depend on the type of problem the doctor is trying to diagnose.
For other uses, see Sacrum (disambiguation). The sacrum (/ËsÃ¦krÉm/ or /ËseÉªkrÉm/; plural: sacra or sacrums; Latin os sacrum) in human anatomy is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine, that forms by the fusing of sacral vertebrae S1âS5, between 18 and 30 years of age. The sacrum articulates (forms a joint) with four other bones.
One of the segments of the vertebral column; in humans, there are usually 33 vertebrae: seven cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral (fused into one bone, the sacrum), and four coccygeal (fused into one bone, the coccyx).umbar vertebrae the five vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum. vertebra magÂ´na the sacrum. odontoid vertebra the second cervical vertebra, or axis. vertebra plaÂ´na a condition of spondylitis in which the body of the vertebra is reduced to a sclerotic disk.