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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Bronchial Thermoplasty
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Termoplastia Bronquial
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Termoplastia Brônquica
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Synonyms English:
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Bronchial Thermoplasties
Thermoplasty, Bronchial
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Tree Number:
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E04.014.085.500
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Definition English:
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Thermal destruction of the excess bronchial SMOOTH MUSCLE tissue with heat delivered through a catheter assembly attached to a BRONCHOSCOPE. It is often used to control BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY in severe ASTHMA for better AIRWAY MANAGEMENT. |
History Note English:
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2018
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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57182
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Unique Identifier:
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D000074060
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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