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It is a procedure that destroys the uterine lining or endometrium.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 7y agoCardiac ablation is a surgical procedure used to restore the proper rhythm to the heart. It destroys (ablates) a section of the faulty electrical pathway that paces the heart beat.
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What does endometrial ablation surgery involve?
Endometrial ablation surgery involves surgically destroying the first couple of tissue linings in the uterus. This helps women who have heavy periods have lighter ones but it causes sterility.
What does the process of laser ablation entail?
Laser ablation is an alternative to surgery with a scalpel. The process of laser ablation is used to vaporize tissue with laser light rather than cutting the tissue away with a scalpel.
Are you a candidate for ablation?
Ablation refers to a surgical procedure to correct heart murmurs and irregular heartbeat. Candidates for cardiac ablation surgery are under 80 years of age and are not responding to medications and other treatments for their heart condition.
Where would an endometrial ablation procedure be performed at?
An endometrial ablation procedure can be perfomed by your family practice doctor at an outpatient facility . Should complications arise , surgery would be required .
The removal of a body part or the destruction of its function?
Ablation
What is an innovative technique that is being used in liver surgery?
A newer technique that is reported to be safe and effective is laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
For which medical conditions is radiofrequency ablation used in prenatal surgery?
Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) and twin:twin reverse arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence.
Do women experience low libido after ablation surgery?
I did and still do. It's almost worse than the bleeding. Good thing I'm a good actress.
What does the medical term ablation mean?
Ablation means destruction.
What type of tumors are treated with laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation?
RFA can be used to treat tumors that are too small or too inaccessible for removal by conventional open surgery.
What are normal results for prenatal surgery using radiofrequency ablation?
RFA to slow the growth of a tumor usually enables the fetus to survive delivery, after which the tumor can be removed.
What is ablation?
The official definition for the word ablation is "the surgical removal of body tissue."
