electrofulguration

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Electrofulguration

A procedure where a high-energy laser beam is used to burn the cancerous tissue.

Mentioned in: Bladder Cancer

electrofulguration [e-lek″tro-ful″gur-ra´shun]

a type of electrosurgery used to produce superficial desiccation of tissue.

electrofulguration

a method of electrosurgery used to produce superficial desiccation of tissue, which employs a highly or moderately damped alternating electrical current that is radiated through a monoterminal active electrode that is held close to the patient so that sparks spray over the lesion being treated. See also electrosurgery.

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