ther·mo·co·ag·u·la·tion

(thûr′mō-kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən)

The use of heat produced by high-frequency electric current to bring about localized destruction of tissues.

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Noun

thermocoagulation - congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)

clotting, coagulation, curdling - the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

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ther·mo·co·ag·u·la·tion

n. termocoagulación, coagulación de tejidos por medio de corrientes de alta frecuencia.

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thermocoagulation

n termocoagulación f

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The management options for trigeminal neuralgia also include radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) and percutaneous injections of different chemical agents into the affected nerve.

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Osteoid osteoma: clinical results with thermocoagulation. Radiology.

Radiofrequency ablation of an osteoid osteoma of the metacarpal

-Anterior Cingulotomy: In this stereotactic surgical method, the location of the areas on which thermocoagulation is often applied are described as follows (8-11):

Current Ablation Type Surgical Treatment Modalities in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: Review of The Recent Major Surgical Series

(41) Endoscopic thermocoagulation using a 10F multipolar probe with five pulses of two to four seconds each is another method described to stop rectal bleeding.

The management of rectal bleeding following transrectal prostate biopsy: A review of the current literature

Now, GfH would like to lead the way again with the adoption of HPV testing as a screening method and thermocoagulation (a heat method) for treatment.

Grounds for Health Expands Program in Kenya: Grounds for Health, which has been dedicated to preventing cervical cancer in developing countries for 20 years, expanded its East Africa program to Kenya in 2016

Singh, "Comparative evaluation of oxygen-ozone therapy and combined use of oxygen-ozone therapy with percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation," Pain Practice, vol.

Low-Concentration Oxygen/Ozone Treatment Attenuated Radiculitis and Mechanical Allodynia via PDE2A-cAMP/cGMP-NF-[kappa]B/p65 Signaling in Chronic Radiculitis Rats

After injecting 99.5% ethanol (0.2 mL), radiofrequency thermocoagulation was added continuously for 180 seconds at 90[degrees]C.

Neurotrophic Keratopathy after Trigeminal Nerve Block for Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia

The commonly used hemostatic procedures were epinephrine injections (1:10000 solution of epinephrine) and/or mechanical hemostasis with stainless steel hemoclips (Olympus, Japan) and/or thermocoagulation with a heater probe (Olympus, 7F, 20-30 joules).

BLEEDING PEPTIC ULCER-TERTIARY CENTER EXPERIENCE: EPIDEMIOLOGY,TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS

In all patients who had bleeding, the haemorrhage was controlled with thermocoagulation and/or suturing.

Complications and reasons for conversion of Laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy--a retrospective analysis of 400 patients at the turn of the century

Glard et al., "Percutaneous treatment of osteoid osteoma by laser thermocoagulation under computed tomography guidance in pediatric patients," European Radiology, vol.

Anterior Impingement Syndrome of the Ankle Caused by Osteoid Osteoma in the Talar Neck Treated with Arthroscopy and 3D C-Arm-Based Imaging