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Cauterize (seal) blood vessels to prevent excessive bleeding.
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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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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, ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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