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Cryosurgery

Known as: Cryoablation, Cryoablations, cryosurgery procedure 
The use of extreme cold to damage or destroy a body part, pathway, or function. The procedure is performed using small cryogenic probes during… 
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Percutaneous Bone Tumor Management
Interventional radiology plays a major role in the management of bone tumors. Many different percutaneous techniques are… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cryoablation of renal tumours in patients with solitary kidneys
To investigate the use of cryoablation for small renal tumours (≤ 5 cm) in patients with solitary kidneys, as the advantage of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Office-based ultrasound-guided cryoablation of breast fibroadenomas.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Limited posterior left atrial cryoablation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation undergoing valvular heart sugery.
Review
2000
Review
2000
MR imaging of the kidneys after laparoscopic cryoablation.
OBJECTIVE We describe the MR imaging findings of patients who underwent laparoscopic renal lesion cryoablation. MATERIALS AND… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Comparison of helical computerized tomography, positron emission tomography and monoclonal antibody scans for evaluation of lymph node metastases in patients with prostate specific antigen relapse…
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Use of second treatment following definitive local therapy for prostate cancer: data from the caPSURE database.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Experimental and clinical observations on hepatic cryosurgery for colorectal metastases.
Cryosurgery, using liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees C, was explored for treating colorectal liver metastases in an experimental… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Clinical evaluation of cryosurgery in the treatment of primary liver cancer Report of 60 Cases
Cryosurgery with liquid nitrogen was employed for the treatment of 60 patients with primary liver cancer (PLC) at the Liver… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Mechanisms of tissue destruction following cryosurgery.
Destruction of diseased tissue in situ by means of freezing is well established in many branches of surgery. The tissues are… 
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