数ある検査の中でも、SAKURAさんにとって特に重要とされていた検査についてのお話です。
第七話に入る前に｜SAKURAさんより
乳がんの主治医は、「今回の異変は乳がんの再発とは限らない」と話し、
1週間のうちに複数の検査と診察を一気に予定してくださいました。
その中でも特に重要だったのが、超音波内視鏡検査（endoscopic ultrasound, EUS）です。
十二指腸のまわりにある腫瘍を詳しく観察し、そこから組織を採取して、がん細胞の有無や種類を調べることになりました。
第七話
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a test that uses a thin, flexible tube with a camera and an ultrasound device. It helps doctors closely examine the digestive tract and nearby organs.
During the procedure, they can use a fine needle to collect a small tissue sample from a nearby tumor. This helps detect cancer cells and identify their type.
In my case, a tumor was suspected near the duodenum, so the sample obtained through the EUS was crucial in deciding my treatment plan.
At my hospital, EUS is usually performed as an inpatient procedure, but this time it was scheduled as an outpatient exam, which made me very anxious.
I asked my younger sister to come with me. She willingly agreed. I’m the oldest of four siblings and have always tried to protect her. But this time, I turned to her for support. Later, she said she was worried because I looked so weak – something she had never seen before.
I was barely conscious during the procedure because of the sedative. Near the end, I became more aware and wanted more sedation, but I couldn’t speak because of the tube in my mouth.
Being unable to say anything filled me with a sense of despair.
I heard the supervising doctor say to the resident performing the endoscopy, “Good, that went well.”
I realized that the resident had successfully obtained the tissue sample.
Finally, it was over.
単語リスト
今回も医学用語が多く出てきますが、ほとんどの語は覚える必要はありません。
ここまで読んでこられた方なら、「器官の名前かな」「病気の名前っぽいな」と、何となく見当がつくようになっていると思います。
最後の段落は、「検査中のSAKURAさんの様子が描かれているんだな」くらいがわかれば、それで充分です。
| 単語・表現 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) | 内視鏡的超音波検査（内視鏡の先に超音波装置がついたもの） |
| flexible tube | 柔軟な管 |
| digestive tract | 消化管 |
| nearby organs | 近くの臓器 |
| fine needle | 細い針（組織採取に使われる） |
| tissue sample | 組織サンプル、組織標本 |
| tumor | 腫瘍 |
| detect cancer cells | がん細胞を発見する |
| duodenum | 十二指腸 |
| treatment plan | 治療方針、治療計画 |
| inpatient procedure | 入院処置 |
| outpatient exam | 外来検査 |
| anxious | 不安な、心配な |
| sedative | 鎮静剤 |
| conscious | 意識がある |
| despair | 絶望 |
| supervising doctor | 指導医 |
| resident | 研修医 |
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