Cauterize (seal)
blood vessels to prevent excessive
bleeding.
Precautions
Anyone who is thinking about having
laser surgery should ask his doctor to: ...
Full article >>>cauterize (KOT-uh-rize)
To destroy
tissue with a hot instrument, an electrical current, or a
caustic substance. This process may be used to kill certain types of small
tumors or to seal off
blood vessels to stop
bleeding.
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Full article >>>Any disrupted
blood vessels are tied off or burned (
cauterized). If examination of the
fracture shows that a quantity of bone has been lost as a result of the
fracture, especially if there is a gap between the broken bone ends, ...
Full article >>>The great majority of
polyps can be removed during
colonoscopy or
sigmoidoscopy by snaring them with a wire loop that simultaneously cuts the stalk of the
polyp and
cauterizes it to prevent
bleeding.
Full article >>>The vas is then brought to
skin level, where it is cut or
cauterized (burned), then clipped off or tied before being dropped back into the
scrotum. A section of the vas may or may not be removed.
Full article >>>Suspicious areas should not be shaved off or
cauterized (destroyed with a hot instrument, an electrical current, or a
caustic substance).
Certain factors affect
prognosis (chance of
recovery) and
treatment options.
Full article >>>Sometimes
warts are treated surgically, by means of blunt
dissection. They may be
cauterized with an electric needle. Sometimes
plantar warts disappear spontaneously, only to recur later.
Full article >>>In the Vasclip implant procedure, the
vas deferens is locked closed with a device called a Vasclip. The
vas deferens is not cut,
sutured, or
cauterized (sealed by burning), possibly reducing the potential for
pain and complications.
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Full article >>>Electrocauterization is the process of destroying
tissue with electricity.A small probe with an electric current running through it is used to
cauterize (
burn or destroy) the
tissue. The procedure is frequently used to stop
bleeding.
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