Electrocoagulation
"Electrocoagulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004564
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.154.402 E04.014.170.402
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| Concept/Terms |
Electrocoagulation- Electrocoagulation
- Electrocautery
- Thermocoagulation
- Galvanocautery
- Surgical Diathermy
- Diathermy, Surgical
- Endocavitary Fulguration
- Fulguration, Endocavitary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electrocoagulation" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Gudeloglu A, Kattoor AJ, Brahmbhatt J, Parekattil S, Agarwal A. Prospective control trial: flexible CO2 laser vs. monopolar electrocautery for robotic microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord. Int J Impot Res. 2020 Nov; 32(6):623-627.
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DeHart AN, Korpon JR, Petersson RS. Transoral approach to type 1 laryngeal cleft repair: A novel, non-endoscopic technique. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Nov; 114:97-100.
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Perisetti A, Banerjee D, Tharian B. Endoscopic Resection of Esophageal Mucosal Bridge. Gastroenterology. 2018 Jun; 154(8):2033-2034.