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Electrocoagulation |
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http://scai.fraunhofer.de/MSOntology#Electrocoagulation |
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Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refractory arrhythmias. It is different from ELECTROSURGERY which is used more for cutting tissue than destroying and in which the patient is part of the electric circuit. |
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Electrocoagulation |
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MSOntology:Electrocoagulation |
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Electrocoagulation |
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ELECTROCOAG Thermocoagulation Destruction of lesion or structure by biterminal bipolar fulguration Diathermy - action Electrocautery operation Electrosurgery Electrocoagulation Endocavitary Fulguration electrofulguration Thermal coagulation Galvanocauterization - action Galvanocauterization fulguration Physical medicine diathermy treatment to one area Galvanocauterisation THERMOCOAG Diathermy - surgical Surgical Diathermy Diathermy, Surgical Diathermy technique DIATHERMY SURG Galvanocautery Diathermies Diathermy cautery - action Destruction of lesion or structure by electrocautery Surgical diathermy NOS Electrocautery C0013804 Electrocoagulation - action SURG DIATHERMY Galvanocauterisation - action Fulguration, Endocavitary Diathermy Electrosection cutting |
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