Cryosurgery

Cryosurgery
Definition:
Cryosurgery is a method of super-freezing tissue in order to destroy it. The technique is used to treat cancerous tumors, control pain, control bleeding, and reduce brain tumors.
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Cryosurgery: Treatment performed with an instrument that freezes and destroys abnormal tissue.
See also cryotherapy.
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Cryotherapy (cryosurgery) destroys genital warts by freezing them with liquid nitrogen.
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Cryosurgery is a treatment that uses an instrument to freeze and destroy prostate cancer cells. This type of treatment is also called cryotherapy.
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Cryosurgery. During this type of surgery, your doctor uses very cold material, such as liquid nitrogen spray, or a cold probe to freeze and destroy cancer cells or cells that may become cancerous, ...
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Cryosurgery -- An instrument sprays liquid nitrogen onto the skin, freezing and destroying the tissue. Sometimes, cryosurgery is repeated a second time to remove the growth completely.
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Cryosurgery destroys liver cancer by freezing it with extremely cold metal probes. Done under general anesthesia, cryosurgery can be repeated. Complications generally are minimal, and recovery usually is rapid.
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- Cryosurgery
- Electrocauterization
- Rashes
- Wart Removal
Review Date : 8/7/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Glen H. Crawford, M.D.
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Some carcinomas can be removed by cryosurgery, the process of freezing with liquid nitrogen.
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The lesion is usually removed by scalpal excision, curettage, cryosurgery (freezing), or micrographic surgery in which successive thin slices are removed and examined for cancerous cells under a microscope until the samples are clear.
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The dose of radiation is higher than the dose given in radiotherapy.
Cryosurgery
Cryosurgery is another new treatment that involves freezing the prostate to destroy it. It is not yet a routine therapy.
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Surgical treatments include cryosurgery, electrocauterization, laser therapy, or surgical excision.
Sexual partners need to be examined by a health care provider and treated if warts are noted.
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TEMPprobes Temperature monitoring probes, a component of the CRYOcare temperature monitoring system (CRYOcare cryosurgery system), allow the surgeon to monitor the temperature of tissue at the site targeted for cryoablation. Mfg: ENDOcare.
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Local swelling and pain can be decreased with local anesthetic creams, lotions, or suppositories; astringents; or cold compresses. For those with severe symptoms, rubber band ligation, cryosurgery, injection therapy, ...
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