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cauterizationIn medicine, the use of special instruments to burn or fuse small areas of body tissue to destroy dead cells, prevent the spread of infection, or seal tiny blood vessels to minimize blood loss during surgery. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cauterization of the inferior turbinate, either chemically or with electrocautery, has also been used frequently for decreasing turbinate soft-tissue bulk. The HG Surgery System combines the company's proprietary high-frequency electrocautery knife UES-40S with a special resectoscope electrode to perform a transurethral resection in saline (TURis). Surgical excision, laser ablation, cryotherapy and electrocautery have been used for the treatment of VV and recurrence is uncommon. |
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