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'''Snare tip soft coagulation''', abbreviated '''STSC''', is a low voltage limited coagulation used for hemostasis in the endoscopic resection of [[intestinal polyps]].<ref name=pmid23570622>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fahrtash-Bahin | first1 = F. | last2 = Holt | first2 = BA. | last3 = Jayasekeran | first3 = V. | last4 = Williams | first4 = SJ. | last5 = Sonson | first5 = R. | last6 = Bourke | first6 = MJ. | title = Snare tip soft coagulation achieves effective and safe endoscopic hemostasis during wide-field endoscopic resection of large colonic lesions (with videos). | journal = Gastrointest Endosc | volume = 78 | issue = 1 | pages = 158-163.e1 | month = Jul | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.gie.2013.02.030 | PMID = 23570622 }}</ref> | |||
Traditional cautery uses higher voltages and may unnecessarily damage tissue.<ref name=pmid23570622/> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Cautery artifact]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Clinical]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 15 April 2014
Snare tip soft coagulation, abbreviated STSC, is a low voltage limited coagulation used for hemostasis in the endoscopic resection of intestinal polyps.[1]
Traditional cautery uses higher voltages and may unnecessarily damage tissue.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fahrtash-Bahin, F.; Holt, BA.; Jayasekeran, V.; Williams, SJ.; Sonson, R.; Bourke, MJ. (Jul 2013). "Snare tip soft coagulation achieves effective and safe endoscopic hemostasis during wide-field endoscopic resection of large colonic lesions (with videos).". Gastrointest Endosc 78 (1): 158-163.e1. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2013.02.030. PMID 23570622.