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Bronchial Thermoplasty MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Bronchial Thermoplasty
Tree Number(s)
E02.808.750.500.500
E04.014.760.500.500
Unique ID
D000074060
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000074060
Scope Note
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.
Previous Indexing
Catheter Ablation (2005-2017)
Public MeSH Note
2018
History Note
2018
Date Established
2018/01/01
Date of Entry
2017/07/11
Revision Date
2018/06/30
Bronchial Thermoplasty Preferred
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