Cryosurgery for primary and metastatic liver tumors
Record ID 32005000022
English
Authors' objectives:
Cryosurgical ablation is a technique in which cryoprobes, filled with circulating liquid nitrogen, are inserted directly into target disease tissues using an ultrasound (US) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to guide the cryoprobe, as well as monitor freezing of cells. The tissue is cooled to below -20 degrees C, thus destroying diseased tissue. The goals of cryosurgical ablation for primary and metastatic liver cancers are to control local disease, relieve symptoms, and prolong survival in patients whose tumors are unresectable by conventional resection.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2004
URL for published report:
http://www.hayesinc.com/hayes/crd/?crd=2205
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Cryosurgery
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Liver Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
HAYES, Inc.
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