Disease relevance of Electrosurgery

• Comparison of CO2 laser and electrosurgery in the treatment of rhinophyma [1].
• OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential of photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT) for ablation of endometrial explants in a rat endometriosis model and to compare the effect of ALA-PDT, electrosurgery, and surgical resection on normal peritoneum [2].
• Treatment of phenytoin-induced gingival hyperplasia by electrosurgery [3].
• Although these lesions have been treated successfully with meticulous surgical extirpation and electrosurgery, this report describes the successful treatment of two patients, each with multiple large (>7 mm) periocular apocrine hidrocystomas by either chemical ablation of the cystic epithelium with trichloroacetic acid (TCA) or surgical excision [4].

High impact information on Electrosurgery

• Experimental comparison of endoscopic yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser, electrosurgery, and heater probe for canine gut arterial coagulation. Importance of compression and avoidance of erosion [5].
• The remote possibility of pockets of undiluted gas in explosive concentration, however, indicates the use of an inert gas such as carbon dioxide if mannitol preparation is used before electrosurgery [6].
• Laparoscopic ureterocalicostomy: development of a technique simplified by application of Nitinol clips and a wet monopolar electrosurgery device [7].
• Evaluation of a vessel sealing system, bipolar electrosurgery, harmonic scalpel, titanium clips, endoscopic gastrointestinal anastomosis vascular staples and sutures for arterial and venous ligation in a porcine model [8].
• CONCLUSION(S): Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy with ovarian drilling using bipolar electrosurgery appears to be an alternative minimally invasive in patients with PCOS who are resistant to clomiphene therapy [9].

Biological context of Electrosurgery

• Results showed that in this wound-healing model, the scalpel incisions produced more defined borders, healed more rapidly, and resulted in less collateral tissue damage than those produced by CO2 laser or electrosurgery [10].

Anatomical context of Electrosurgery

• Coupled to a standard monopolar electrosurgery unit and operating in normal saline or Ringer's lactate solution, extirpated uteri showed equivalent depth of tissue necrosis with this new physiologic morcellating resectoscope as with a conventional monopolar resectoscope used in an electrically nonconductive fluid [11].
• OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to compare the effects of electrosurgery, CO2 laser, and radiofrequency on the histological structure and physiological properties of the soft palate [12].
• Effects of steel scalpel, ultrasonic scalpel, CO2 laser, and monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery on wound healing in guinea pig oral mucosa [13].

Associations of Electrosurgery with chemical compounds

• A clinical study of the CO2 laser and electrosurgery for adhesiolysis in 172 cases followed by early second-look laparoscopy [14].
• This will allow the gynecologist to avoid the thermocoagulative injury to the ovary by replacing electrosurgery and laser surgery with sharp incision accompanied by vasoconstrictor injection [15].
• For gynecologic electrosurgery, the Aspen Sabre 180 and Laserscope e10 were rated best, followed closely by the Utah Finesse and Finesse II and the Gyne-Tech Autolepe 4000 [16].
• CONCLUSION: For minor skin surgical procedures involving excisional biopsy or curettage with electrosurgery, eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine 5% cream/Tegaderm and patch formulations were equally effective and provided effective anesthesia in 87% of subjects [17].
• Thus, in the use of electrosurgery during arthroscopic procedures, solutions such as Ringer's lactate and saline are too conductive to be effective or safe [18].

Gene context of Electrosurgery

• Fundamental requirements of electrosurgery. Part two [19].
• Electrosurgery of restored teeth, regardless of the presence of a base, consistently resulted in pulpal damage characterized by an altered dentin matrix, necrosis adjacent to the cavity preparation, and a transition zone between necrotic and apparently vital pulp tissue [20].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Electrosurgery

• METHODS: Thirteen cases of chemical (due to ferric sulfate and formocresol), physical (due to orthodontic wires and appliances), and thermal (due to electrosurgery) injuries to the oral tissues are reported [21].
• Coronal fragments were extracted atraumatically and gingivectomy was performed with electrosurgery to expose the subgingival fragment [22].
• Each dog had three teeth treated by Formocresol Pulpotomy with Mechanical Coronal Pulp Removal (FC), three teeth treated by Electrosurgery Pulpotomy with Mechanical Coronal Pulp Removal (ES/MCPR), three teeth treated by Electrosurgery Pulpotomy with Electrosurgical Coronal Pulp Removal (ES/ECPR), and two teeth serving as untreated Controls [23].

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