Cauterization

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Background information on Cauterization

Cauterization is the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it. It is sometimes done for medical reasons, as to treat some kind of wound in an area, for instance, or sometimes performed as a recreational body modification.

Accidental burns can be considered cauterization as well.

Cauterization was used to stop heavy bleeding, especially during amputations. Special medical instruments called cauters were used to cauterize arteries. Ambroise Paré introduced the technique of ligature of the arteries in lieu of cauterization.

Cauterization is used very sparingly today, such as to stop bleeding in nasal areas and to get rid of skin disorders such as warts. During open-heart surgery, cauterization is used to close the many blood vessels in the cavity, as well as remove vessals to be used for coronary artery bypass surgery.

Nasal Cauterization: If a person has been having frequent nose bleeds, it is most likely caused by an exposed blood vessel in their nose. Even if the nose is not bleeding at the time, it is cauterized to prevent future bleeding. The different methods of cauterization include burning the affected area with acid, hot metal, lasers, or silver nitrate. People often find such a procedure painful.

From Wikipedia
News Articles on Cauterization



Hutcheson moving forward with major renovation plan  -  Mar 30, 2008
Chattanooga Times Free Press,...lobby and the cardiac cauterization lab, and to replace an MRI (a magnetic resonance imaging machine), a CT scanner and cardiac monitoring equipment.

Hearty gratitude  -  Mar 30, 2008
Albany Herald On-line,During my exam, Dr. Hilsman, a fifth-generation Southwest Georgia doctor, told me emphatically that I needed to get a heart cauterization test — AND NOW.

High Power Laser Pointer & Portable Laser Applications  -  Mar 12, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Lasers in medicine have a wide range of applications range from vision correction and surgery to wound cauterization and the acceleration of soft tissue

"Inferior Turbinate Debriding Technique: Ten-Year Results," Paper ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),...partial turbinectomy, manual instrumentation, radiofrequency energy or cauterization, oftentimes with septoplasty (straightening of the nasal septum).

MEDICAL SELF-CARE: ALL ABOUT CIRCUMCISION  -  Mar 10, 2008
Mother Earth News,The most frquent problems are excessive bleeding (requiring sutures or chemical cauterization) . . . infection (requiring post-operative care and possibly

Heart disease awareness promoted  -  Feb 9, 2008
Hattiesburg American,..."My surgery was done in 1980 and at that time, you had to have open heart surgery and now the surgery is done with cauterization and is less invasive," she

Tonsillectomy Patients Often Burned by Defective Cauterizing Devices  -  Jan 31, 2008
Newsinferno.com,Cauterization is the burning of a part of the body to either remove that part or close a part of it. In tonsillectomy, surgical removal by scalpel remains

Heart condition leads to helping others  -  Feb 8, 2008
Baltimore Sun,..."Doctors down here finally took my heart health seriously," she said, "and so did I." After two heart procedures -- cardiac ablation, a cauterization of

da Vinci Surgical System from Intuitive Surgical  -  Feb 9, 2008
Design News,Surgical (most called EndoWrist Instruments) including scalpels, needle holders, scissors, graspers, cauterization tools and other instruments.

Conveyor-belt cardiology puts profits first  -  Jan 29, 2008
MSNBCThat’s right, people came in complaining of shortness of breath or chest pain, so the doctors put them into the cauterization lab and examined their vessels

Herbal Medicines for Cervical Cancer  -  Feb 2, 2008
American Chronicle,If it is caught early, laser surgery, freezing, or cauterization may be used to remove the malignant cells from the outer layer of tissue.

QR Powder is the Revolutionary New Powder Bandage for Cuts and ...  -  Jan 19, 2008
PR Web (press release),QR Powder is also available with an applicator to stop nosebleeds instantly without the need for cauterization. The possibilities are endless; an athlete on

Health Alert: Using ultrasound to stop internal bleeding  -  Jan 17, 2008
WIS,That energy is converted to heat similar to cauterization and will stop bleeding." Trauma surgeon Grant O'Keefe is working with bioengineers on the new

Rice Lake man charged in Chetek stabbing  -  Jan 16, 2008
Chetek Alert,From the wound, Hodgson was hospitalized for several days, required stitches and the cauterization of some of his back muscles. The complaint further states

Some put their trust in forked tongues  -  Jan 14, 2008
Springfield State Journal Register,On body-piercing Web sites that posted the video, there is much talk about cauterization, sterilization and the best ways to hold a tongue still while the

Diabetes Glossary of Terms  -  Jan 27, 2008
TamilStar.com,Lasers are used in medicine in microsurgery, cauterization, for diagnostic purposes, etc. For example, lasers are employed in microsurgery to cut tissue and

Female heart woes hard to spot  -  Nov 27, 2007
Indianapolis Star,I was rushed to have a cauterization of my heart and a heart pump was put in. Doctors found I had a sudden rupturing of the main left artery.

New Tool Could Help Seal Wounds In Trauma Patients  -  Dec 11, 2007
KDKA,That energy is converted to heat similar to cauterization and will stop bleeding." Trauma surgeon Grant O'Keefe is working with bioengineers on the new

West Frankfort man receives the ultimate gift for holidays  -  Dec 25, 2007
The Southern,Gayer received stents and cauterization but did not require open heart surgery. "He didn't have any brain damage," Lemmon said. "He's back at home for the

SafeStitch Medical, Inc.; Name Changed from Cellular Technical ...  -  Dec 5, 2007
WELT ONLINE,Existing treatments include medication, laposcropic surgery and cauterization. The Barrett’s Device allows the mucosa to be suctioned, sliced off and tested

Topical anesthesia effective with 25-gauge vitrectomy  -  Dec 5, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),On the whole, surgery was perceived as painless, with brief moments of fairly mild pain (grade 2) at the stages of sclerectomy, cauterization and closure of

DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI IS YOUR NEW "CABLE" PROVIDER  -  Dec 4, 2007
comic Book ResourcesFlesh wound cauterization. A beach in Scotland. (Crap. You probably have the whole thing figured out by now...)" The people making life difficult for Cable

Full Detailed Information on Ingrown Toenails  -  Nov 28, 2007
American Chronicle,Partial nail removal with cauterization of the nail matrix is curative in 70-90% of cases. If excessive inflammation, swelling, pain, and discharge develops

the strange case of the dancing dentist  -  Nov 2, 2007
New York Times,...involving chisels and gum punctures and bone cauterization and — well, just don’t. news reports on the case say the dentist isn’t talking about it,

supervisor has heart surgery  -  Nov 12, 2007
Macomb Daily,...in clinton township. ellis, who has served two terms as supervisor, said he had some blockage in his heart. he had a cauterization performed oct.

changing the game  -  Nov 9, 2007
Albany Herald On-line,...“i was real fiery. i’ll tell you what, after a heart cauterization, they tell you to stop being so fiery. just be happy to be alive or you’ll end up on the

human gases are explosive  -  Nov 7, 2007
Deseret News,...procedures such as removal of polyps require extreme care. any heating or sparking during electrical cauterization can cause the gases to blow up,

New Migraine Study  -  Oct 14, 2007
WXYZ,Patients will go through a cardiac cauterization procedure. Some patients will get this umbrella like patch which will collapse over the hole closing it off

PUFA-induced neuroprotection against cerebral or spinal cord ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
OCL (Abonnement),In the model of global ischemia [14], induced in rats by cauterization of vertebral arteries and transient (20 min) clamping of both carotids,

Medical technology has come a long way  -  Oct 17, 2007
Atmore Advance,The commonly used cauterization was performed to detect my clogged arteries. I use these new revolutionary systems as the theme for my column this week

The Life Sub-Asian with Wes Anderson  -  Oct 2, 2007
New City Chicago,Cauterization fails. Suicide attempts are bad. Mourning requires the rest of your life. (And if Anjelica Huston plays your mother, you will wonder why she's

Family health: Keyhole surgery offers minimal pain, fast healing  -  Sep 30, 2007
commercialappeal.com (subscription),A hot electrode tip or electric current (cauterization) or a laser beam can burn tissue. Special staples can be used to cut off or seal off tissue.

Construction to begin on hospital’s imaging department  -  Sep 27, 2007
Edmond Sun,He said the 64-slice CT has the potential to eliminate the need for invasive procedures such as heart cauterization and colonoscopy.

Nawaloka Hospitals notch 22nd milestone  -  Sep 22, 2007
Asian Tribune,CT Scanner, MRI Scanner, Mammography Unit, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Unit in a private hospital, as well as the Cardiac Cauterization Laboratory.

Nostril Nostrums  -  Sep 20, 2007
Jewish Exponent,..."The key to the examination is to localize the bleeding through pressure, cauterization with the chemical silver nitrate to burn the bleeding site,

The Already Dead and the Dying  -  Sep 26, 2007
JGCinema.org,...attempts to prevent the zombie infection from spreading up her boyfriend Miguel’s arm through amputation and cauterization. Sheriff McClelland, in Night

The wondrous bibliography of Michael Bender, by Djelloul Marbrook  -  11 Sep 2007
Arabesques,Book 1, On Cauterization and Book 2, On Incision, Perforation, and Venesection, and Wounds and the like in Albucasis on Surgery and Instruments,

Evangelist Billy Graham Leaves Hospital  -  Aug 30, 2007
CBS News,Treatment is usually by cauterization. Only rarely is surgery necessary, and it was not needed for Mr. Graham. Graham, a charismatic Southern Baptist

USDA contributes $20000 to Atkinson hospital  -  Sep 4, 2007
Action 3 News,The USDA says the money will be used to purchase emergency equipment, including an EKG and cauterization machine, ultrasonic cleaner and emergency signs,

Billy Graham treated for bleeding  -  Aug 22, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution,AP Asheville, NC — A doctor conducting a colonoscopy found an area of active bleeding in evangelist Billy Graham and treated it with cauterization,

Graham undergoes intestinal treatment  -  Aug 22, 2007
USA TodayBy USA TODAY staff A gastroenterologist located an area of active bleeding and treated it with cauterization, the hospital said. Graham reportedly was alert

Billy Graham Home After Hospitalization :  -  Aug 31, 2007
Journal Chrétien,...“According to Dr. Harlan, the site was successfully treated with cauterization, and there has been no further evidence of bleeding since.

Crosswalk Weblog Weekly  -  Aug 29, 2007
Crosswalk.com,Treatment is usually by cauterization, as for Mr. Graham. Only rarely is surgery necessary.� Mr. Graham’s staff and physician said that there has been no

Billy Graham released from hospital  -  Aug 31, 2007
BP News,According to a hospital news release, Graham was "successfully treated with cauterization, and there has been no further evidence of bleeding.

Billy Graham Returns Home after Hospitalization  -  Aug 31, 2007
Christian Post...an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of small blood vessels in the lining of the colon - and the site was successfully treated with cauterization.

Billy Graham leaves hospital  -  Aug 30, 2007
Asheville Citizen-Times,A third intestinal bleed was treated through cauterization last week. Doctors said the source was consistent with an ateriovenous malformation,

Billy Graham Treated For More Bleeding  -  Aug 23, 2007
News Channel 7,His physician said that he located an area of active bleeding and treated it with cauterization, according to a statement from the hospital.

Billy Graham released from hospital  -  Aug 30, 2007
Charlotte Observer,Treatment is usually by cauterization. Doctors also performed an upper endoscopy and a capsule endoscopy, a new non-invasive method for studying the small

Graham may be released this week  -  Aug 29, 2007
News & Observer,Graham underwent the usual treatment of cauterization with no further evidence of bleeding since then. Graham took several walks Sunday, including his

Doctors say Graham could go home this week  -  Aug 29, 2007
Asheville Citizen-Times,The 88-year-old evangelist’s third and last intestinal bleed was treated by cauterization a week ago. Doctors identified an arteriovenous malformation,

Doctors determine source of Graham’s intestinal bleed  -  Aug 29, 2007
Asheville Citizen-Times,Doctors treated Graham’s bleeding by cauterization after the 88-year-old evangelist was hospitalized on Aug. 18. Graham continues to recover with regular

Graham keeps to routine of walking and therapy  -  Aug 28, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal,...which was the case with Graham, the hospital said. Graham underwent the usual treatment of cauterization with no further evidence of bleeding since then.

Billy Graham continues recovery at hospital  -  Aug 28, 2007
WAVY-TV,...of small blood vessels in the lining of the colon. Graham underwent the usual treatment of cauterization with no further evidence of bleeding since then.

Billy Graham undergoes colonoscopy, bleed cauterized  -  Aug 23, 2007
Asheville Citizen-Times,His physician, a gastroenterologist, located an area of active bleeding and treated it with cauterization, according to Mission Hospitals and Graham's

Graham's bleeding area is cauterized  -  Aug 23, 2007
Charlotte Observer,AP Evangelist Billy Graham underwent a colonoscopy Wednesday and an area of active bleeding was treated by cauterization, a hospital spokeswoman said

Billy Graham Treated for Bleeding  -  Aug 22, 2007
13wmaz,...conducting a colonoscopy found an area of active bleeding in evangelist Billy Graham and treated it with cauterization. Merrell Gregory is a spokeswoman for

Billy Graham Still In The Hospital  -  Aug 22, 2007
WSLS.com,AP A hospital spokeswoman says a doctor onducting a colonoscopy found an area of active bleeding in vangelist Billy Graham and treated it with cauterization

Homoeopathic cosmetology - beautifying hair, skin, and nails  -  Sep 8, 2007
SpiritIndia,Warts,molluscum, moles, skin tags, are few of the complaints for which pepople rush to dermatologists .the treatment offered is cauterization which removes

Looking back at Britain's rabid past  -  Sep 6, 2007
University of Manchester,Prior to Pasteur's vaccine, treatments varied from cauterization and excision to vapour baths promoted by anti-vivisectionists and self-treatment by sucking

Andrew Coyne: Panic allayed, Fed's job is done  -  Aug 22, 2007
National Post,Perfect cauterization is impossible: just as the sub-prime mortgage market deserves to be unwound, so it is clear now, with the benefit of hindsight,

Fake big toe discovered on mummy  -  Jul 27, 2007
Fort Frances Times,However, the area where the toe is missing shows what may be marks of cauterization (in which blood vessels are closed off by burning them), suggesting the

Conference to address healthcare policy and patient safety  -  Jun 26, 2007
News-Medical.net,...often in oxygen-rich surgical environments, and can be sparked from a wide range of sources (such as lasers, drills, electro-cauterization instruments).

Ayoon Wa Azan ( I Judge Against What I Heard )  -  Jul 3, 2007
Dar Al-Hayat,I can say that 'the last remedy is cauterization', ie firmness, and that a temporary state of emergency under the army supervision could be the way out.

Pain Management as a Method of First Resort, Not Last  -  Jun 28, 2007
Fast Pitch! (press release)This causes cauterization and vaporization of the disc, proliferation and tightening of the protein matrix of the disc, shrinking of small herniations and

UPMC Northwest named Venango Chamber's 2007 business of year  -  Jun 21, 2007
Oil City Derrick,Cardiac cauterization is available for the first time in the area with UPMC Northwest's cardiac catheterization unit. ? For the third time in four years,

More Gold, Less Glitter  -  Jun 20, 2007
Dallas Observer,The flesh and fungi poised for cauterization are sublime (dip them in the wasabi ponzu sauce first, to keep them from sticking to the stone).

Tonsils out in no time  -  Jun 18, 2007
Florida Today,...of radio-frequency energy to dissolve the tonsils at the back of the throat, instead of the prevailing "hot" approach, using cauterization or burning.

Snuff away undeviating sniffs with flush gizmo  -  Jun 14, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,Hoisington had recommended using the neti in combination with chemical cauterization to address her sinus problems. "If I feel like I'm getting a little

Female genital mutilation: ritual or worship?  -  Jun 11, 2007
Yemen Times,...cauterization by burning of the clitoris and surrounding tissues; scraping (angurya cuts) of the vaginal orifice or cutting (gishiri cuts) the vagina;

Giant Cell Tumor of the Talar Neck  -  May 16, 2007
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)Aggressive curettage of the lesion, including electrocauterization and chemical cauterization with hydrogen peroxide, was performed.

EU fines three beer brewers for cauterization  -  Apr 18, 2007
newratings.comNEW YORK, April 18 (newratings.com) – The European Commission Wednesday announced that it was fining three Dutch beer brewers €273.8 million for cartel

Children's hospital takes big step  -  Apr 20, 2007
MLive.com,They will include a separate emergency room, operating rooms, heart cauterization lab, radiology department and patient rooms large enough to accommodate

Ex-President Lee has minor heart surgery  -  Apr 14, 2007
China Post,Doctors ruled out a coronary bypass surgery considering his age, and instead conducted less invasive cauterization surgery.

War zone first aid changed to reflect times  -  Apr 1, 2007
Stars and Stripes,Another, called “Quikclot,� developed by a Connecticut-based pharmaceutical company in 2001, heats up the blood and causes cauterization, Rubenstein said.

Bunions; Corns; Hammertoe; Plantar Fasciitis  -  26 Mar 2007
About - News & Issues,Three nonsurgical methods involve using chemicals (usually phenol), cauterization (heating), or lasers to remove the skin. A major review of studies

Cheers for Rocky  -  26 Mar 2007
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum,He also had to undergo a heart cauterization and many other medical tests before the surgery because he is diabetic and has heart trouble.

Meeting of the Directorate-General for Labour Inspection in ...  -  Mar 5, 2007
Focus News,Meanwhile, it was announced that the most critical is the condition of three people – with 80%, 70% and 50% cauterization. Another three are hospitalized in

SELF-ARSON ATTEMPT AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE  -  Feb 27, 2007
A1plus,According to the preliminary information, Jivan Hakobyan has got 4th type of cauterization. Doctors in Reanimation department claim that there is no hope

Spring Break offers time to get away  -  Mar 21, 2007
Ada Evening News,Severe pain brought her to the emergency room at Valley View where she stayed for four days and underwent heart cauterization that showed some blockage.

Webcast lets doctors share methods across globe  -  Mar 19, 2007
Deseret News,Day described the cauterization as creating a "firewall." Drugs are often used as a first response to atrial fibrillation but often stop working after a

PAR report calls charity system inefficient, unfair  -  Mar 6, 2007
LSU The Reveille,..."Some of the tried and true advanced technology procedures, such as cardiac cauterization, angioplasty and heart bypass surgery, are still not offered in

Lessons of “Houthismâ€? in Yemen  -  Feb 19, 2007
Yemen Times,...said that the malignant tumor cannot be cured, but by immediate elimination. Here I will also tell Al-Eryany it will not be but with cauterization.



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