Bronchial Thermoplasty

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.

Year introduced: 2018

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Tree Number(s): E02.808.750.500.500, E04.014.760.500.500

MeSH Unique ID: D000074060

Entry Terms:

• Bronchial Thermoplasties
• Thermoplasty, Bronchial

Previous Indexing:

• Catheter Ablation (2005-2017)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Radiofrequency Therapy
Radiofrequency Ablation
Catheter Ablation
Bronchial Thermoplasty

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Ablation Techniques
Radiofrequency Ablation
Catheter Ablation
Bronchial Thermoplasty