"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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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electrocoagulation" by people in Profiles.
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Ni G, McAuliffe D, Sethi HK, Patel P, Terk A. A single center retrospective comparison of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage between BiZact and Coblator. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jul; 158:111165.
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Kamal F, Khan MA, Tariq R, Ismail MK, Tombazzi C, Howden CW. Systematic review and meta-analysis: monopolar hemostatic forceps with soft coagulation in the treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 06; 32(6):678-685.
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Heise G, Arnholt C, Sorrels JH, Morrow B, Kurtz SM, Mihalko WM. Comparison of Inflammatory Cell-Induced Corrosion and Electrocautery-Induced Damage of Total Knee Implants. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2019; 29(3):231-238.
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Kamath AF, Austin DC, Derman PB, Clement RC, Garino JP, Lee GC. Saline-coupled bipolar sealing in simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Surg. 2014 Sep; 6(3):298-304.
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Clement RC, Kamath AF, Derman PB, Garino JP, Lee GC. Bipolar sealing in revision total hip arthroplasty for infection: efficacy and cost analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Aug; 27(7):1376-81.
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Sarosiek K, Hirose H, Pitcher HT, Cavarocchi NC. Adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and gastrointestinal bleeding from small bowel arteriovenous malformations: a novel treatment using spiral enteroscopy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 May; 143(5):1221-2.
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DeLeon MF, Yeo CJ, Maxwell PJ. The evolution of cauterization: from the hot iron to the Bovie. Am Surg. 2011 Dec; 77(12):1574-5.
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Murchison AP, Walrath JD, Washington CV. Non-surgical treatments of primary, non-melanoma eyelid malignancies: a review. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan; 39(1):65-83; quiz 92-3.
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Johnston DR, Gaslin M, Boon M, Pribitkin E, Rosen D. Postoperative complications of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy and monopolar electrocautery tonsillectomy in teens versus adults. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2010 Jul; 119(7):485-9.
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Harris LJ, Abdollahi H, Newhook T, Sauter PK, Crawford AG, Chojnacki KA, Rosato EL, Kennedy EP, Yeo CJ, Berger AC. Optimal technical management of stump closure following distal pancreatectomy: a retrospective review of 215 cases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Jun; 14(6):998-1005.