"Electrocoagulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electrocoagulation" by people in Profiles.
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Holzwanger EA, Mahmoud M, Wassef W. Advances in management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2018 11; 34(6):436-443.
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Kakouros N, Kakouros SN. Pacemaker malfunction risks within the electromagnetically rich hospital environment. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Jul - Aug; 59(4):247-248.
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Habbema D, Weinmann S, Arbyn M, Kamineni A, Williams AE, M C M de Kok I, van Kemenade F, Field TS, van Rosmalen J, Brown ML. Harms of cervical cancer screening in the United States and the Netherlands. Int J Cancer. 2017 Mar 01; 140(5):1215-1222.
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Grzesik P, Passik C, Mahfoozi A. An Unusual Cause of Dyspnea. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Oct; 102(4):e333-4.
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Barak Y, Lee ES, Schaal S. Sealing effect of external diathermy on leaking sclerotomies after small-gauge vitrectomy: a clinicopathological report. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul; 132(7):891-2.
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Gallagher AG, Boyle E, Toner P, Neary PC, Andersen DK, Satava RM, Seymour NE. Persistent next-day effects of excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance. Arch Surg. 2011 Apr; 146(4):419-26.
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Bostr?m A, B?rgel U, Reinacher P, Krings T, Rohde V, Gilsbach JM, Hans FJ. A less invasive surgical concept for the resection of spinal meningiomas. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008 Jun; 150(6):551-6; discussion 556.
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Seymour NE, Gallagher AG, Roman SA, O'Brien MK, Andersen DK, Satava RM. Analysis of errors in laparoscopic surgical procedures. Surg Endosc. 2004 Apr; 18(4):592-5.
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Webster BS, Verma S, Pransky GS. Outcomes of workers' compensation claimants with low back pain undergoing intradiscal electrothermal therapy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Feb 15; 29(4):435-41.
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Fechner FP, Kieff D. Cervical emphysema complicating tonsillectomy with argon beam coagulation. Laryngoscope. 2003 May; 113(5):920-1.