Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Bronchial Thermoplasties
  • Thermoplasty, Bronchial

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

MeSH Record

History Note

2018

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Catheter Ablation (2005-2017)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E02w.808.750w.500w.500w
  2. E04w.014.760w.500w.500w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bronchial Thermoplasty. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000074060. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000074060
  2. Bronchial Thermoplasty. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchial_thermoplasty
  3. Bronchial Thermoplasty. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4973817