electrofulguration


electrofulguration

 [e-lek″tro-ful″gur-ra´shun] a type of electrosurgery used to produce superficial desiccation of tissue.

fulguration

The controlled surgical destruction of tissue by fulguration (using high-frequency electric current), in particular at margins of a malignancy.

Electrofulguration

A procedure where a high-energy laser beam is used to burn the cancerous tissue.Mentioned in: Bladder Cancer