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Although electrical devices that create a heated probe may be used for the cauterization of tissue in some applications, electrosurgery refers to a different method than electrocautery. Electrocautery uses heat conduction from a probe heated to a high temperature by a direct electrical current (much in the manner of a soldering iron). This may ...
Cauterization (or cauterisation, or cautery) is a medical practice or technique of burning a part of a body to remove or close off a part of it. It destroys some tissue in an attempt to mitigate bleeding and damage, remove an undesired growth, or minimize other potential medical harm, such as infections when antibiotics are unavailable.
The first video-assisted laparoscopic surgery was performed in 1987, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. [54] Before this time, the operating field was visualised by surgeons directly via a laparoscope. In 1987, Alfred Cuschieri performed the first minimally invasive surgery in the UK with his team at Ninewells Hospital after working with multiple ...
Surgery [a] is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or alter aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands, scars ...
Various scalpels. A surgical instrument is a medical device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access for viewing it. [1]
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Kenneth Frank Binmoeller is a medical doctor and author of multiple scientific contributions [1] and over 300 publications, [2] [3] as well as the inventor of the lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) [4] [5] and AXIOS System.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. English singer (born 1963) Seal Samuel in Sydney, 2012 Background information Birth name Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel Also known as Sealhenry Samuel Born (1963-02-19) 19 February 1963 (age 61) Paddington, London, England Genres Soul folk pop dance rock Occupations Singer ...