Water Vapor Ablation

Preferred Label : Water Vapor Ablation;

NCIt synonyms : Water Vapor Ablation Therapy;

NCIt definition : The delivery of water vapor under pressure to convectively heat tissue, causing cell death. The energy from water vapor is evenly distributed throughout the vaporized area and ablates uniformly as the vapor condenses back into water.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1907489;

Details

Origin ID

C200482;

UMLS CUI

C5856265;

Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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