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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Electrocoagulation
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Electrocoagulación
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Eletrocoagulação
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Synonyms English:
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Fulguration, Endocavitary
Diathermy, Surgical
Surgical Diathermy
Galvanocautery
Thermocoagulation
Electrocautery
Endocavitary Fulguration
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Tree Number:
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E02.154.402
E04.014.170.402
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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coordinate with organ or disease /surg; DF: ELECTROCOAG
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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4636
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Unique Identifier:
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D004564
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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