ablation
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8.3
- noun
- /əˈbleɪʃən/
- Specialized
- We reported our experience with radiofrequency ablation of unresectable liver tumors.
- radiofrequency ablation
- catheter ablation
- gentamicin ablation
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Watch on YouTubeSo this, this is an FDA approved method to deliver an ablation to the brain non invasively.
- So this, this is an FDA approved method to deliver an ablation to the brain non invasively.
- So I had that process, that ablation surgery and sure enough, it, it cured my atrial fibrillation.
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UPPP is the mainstay of surgical treatment; other procedures, including radiofrequency ablation, have not proven to be as effective.
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Based on this work and subsequent clinical trials, the FDA approved radiofrequency ablation for unresectable hepatic malignancies in 2001.
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Last year, we published an article reporting the results of intentional ablation in 20 of these patients.
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Radiofrequency ablation has been used now in millions of patients worldwide.
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So this, this is an FDA approved method to deliver an ablation to the brain non invasively.
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The tonsillar tissue itself is more resistant to ablation by the plasma energy.
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I would treat one tumor with radiofrequency ablation and then complete the resection.
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So I had that process, that ablation surgery and sure enough, it, it cured my atrial fibrillation.
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Surgical interventions include surgical septal myectomy, alcohol septal ablation, or dual chamber cardiac pacing.
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The doctor recommended an ablation to remove the tumor from her lung.
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3.7
A surgery where a doctor cuts the body to fix a problem
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7.8
Surgery that removes part of an organ or tissue
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7.9
A medical operation that cuts out tissue or a growth
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9.9
Removal of an organ or tumor by surgery without cutting it open
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8.3
A medical way that uses a hot needle and electric current to remove or destroy body tissue
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9.9
The removal of a body part or tissue by surgery
An operation to remove part of the body or tissue
An act of cutting something off, naturally or by surgery
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Etymology
Ablation comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and a part meaning 'to take', like in abduct. So ablation means a 'taking away', which fits when doctors remove tissue or an organ.