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Preferred Name |
Transurethral Needle Ablation of the Prostate
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Definition |
A procedure for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy that uses low energy radio frequency energy delivered through the urethra to destroy prostate tissue./NCI-GLOSS Definition: A procedure that is used to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). A small probe that gives off low-level radiofrequency energy is inserted through the urethra into the prostate. The energy from the probe heats and destroys the abnormal prostate tissue without damaging the urethra.
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Synonyms & Abbreviations |
transurethral needle ablation
Transurethral Needle Ablation of the Prostate
transurethral radiofrequency ablation
TUNA
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ReferenceCode |
NCI Thesaurus Code:C89821
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ReferenceURL |
https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C89821
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PMID |
NA
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