Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures

"Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The use of HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES, in the frequency range of 20-60 kHz, to cut through or remove tissue. The tissue fragmentation by ultrasonic surgical instruments is caused by mechanical effects not heat as with HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION.

Descriptor ID	D059708
MeSH Number(s)	E04.943
Concept/Terms	Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures Procedure, Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures, Ultrasonic Surgical Surgical Procedure, Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures, Ultrasonic Ultrasonic Surgical Procedure Ultrasonic Surgery Surgeries, Ultrasonic Surgery, Ultrasonic Ultrasonic Surgeries

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures [E04.943]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures".

Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures
Lithotripsy
Phacoemulsification
Piezosurgery

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