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Electrocoagulation  

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Definición

  • 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.

Concepto genérico

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Etiquetas alternativas

  • Diathermy, Surgical
  • Electrocautery
  • Endocavitary Fulguration
  • Galvanocautery
  • Surgical Diathermy
  • Thermocoagulation

En otras lenguas

  • francés

  • Diathermie chirurgicale
  • Électrocautérisation
  • Fulguration endocavitaire
  • Galvanocautérisation
  • Thermocoagulation

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