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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ablation Techniques

Preferred term

Ablation Techniques  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Removal of tissue by vaporization, abrasion, or destruction. Methods used include heating tissue by hot liquids or microwave thermal heating, freezing (CRYOABLATION), chemical ablation, and photoablation with LASERS.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VDP54PVM-F

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