electrosurgery which helps harden tissue.
A term used to describe passage of a small electrical current through tissue in order to cause coagulation of the blood vessels in the area. Oftentimes this technique is used during colonoscopy or endoscopy. It is also used extensively in surgery.
procedure that uses an electrical current passed through an endoscope to stop bleeding in the digestive tract and to remove affected tissue.
procedure that uses a high frequency current to harden tissue.
Electrocoagulation is also known as Radio Frequency Diathermy or Short Wave Electrolysis. A fine wire probe or other delivery mechanism is used to transmit radio waves to tissues near the probe. Molecules within the tissue are caused to vibrate which lead to a rapid increase of the temperature, causing coagulation of the proteins within the tissue, effectively killing the tissue.