Transurethral Electrovaporization of the Prostate

Preferred Label : Transurethral Electrovaporization of the Prostate;

NCIt synonyms : TUVP;

NCIt definition : Application of electrical energy to electrosurgically vaporize or remove the obstructive enlarged prostatic tissue. In electrosurgical vaporization, the electrode rapidly heats the tissue cells so that they turn into steam, leaving a space where the prostate tissue was previously present. (from Columbia University Department of Urology);

Details

Origin ID

C16188;

UMLS CUI

C1136094;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- TUVP [MedDRA LLT]
- Transurethral electrovaporization of prostate [MedDRA LLT]
- transurethral resection of prostate [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- transurethral electrovaporization of prostate [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- TUVP [MedDRA LLT]
- Transurethral electrovaporization of prostate [MedDRA LLT]
- transurethral electrovaporization of prostate [MeSH concept]
procedure_has_completely_excised_anatomy
- Prostatic Urethra [NCIt concept]
procedure_has_excised_anatomy
- Prostate Gland [NCIt concept]
procedure_has_partially_excised_anatomy
- Prostate Gland [NCIt concept]
procedure_has_target_anatomy
- Genitourinary System [NCIt concept]
- Urinary System [NCIt concept]

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