Bronchial Thermoplasty

Preferred Label : Bronchial Thermoplasty;

MeSH definition : Thermal destruction of the excess bronchial SMOOTH MUSCLE tissue with heat delivered through a catheter assembly attached to a BRONCHOSCOPE. It is often used to control BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY in severe ASTHMA for better AIRWAY MANAGEMENT.;

MeSH synonym : Bronchial Thermoplasties; Thermoplasty, Bronchial;

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Origin ID

D000074060;

UMLS CUI

C3854686;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bronchial thermoplasty [MedDRA LLT]
- Thermoplasty of bronchus (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- Bronchial Thermoplasty [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bronchial thermoplasty [MedDRA LLT]
- Thermoplasty of bronchus (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]

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