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Cryosurgery: a review of recent advances and current issues.

Author(s) : GAGE A. A., BAUST J. G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Advances in cryosurgery since 1990 were initiated by the development of improved cryosurgical equipment and by the availability of intraoperative ultrasound to monitor the tissue-freezing process. Interest in research on the effects of freezing on tissue and on new clinical applications was then stimulated. The research led to a better understanding of the mechanisms of cryogenic injury, including cell death by apoptosis, which has emerged as a potential key to the use of adjunctive chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. Optimization of cryosurgical techniques will also improve clinical results.

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  • Original title: Cryosurgery: a review of recent advances and current issues.
  • Record ID : 2004-1972
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 23 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 2002/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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