"The perception is that cryosurgery got a bad rap because of very high complication rates, " he said.
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Other modalities of treatment include cryosurgery and radiotherapy; intralesional injection of methotrexate or of 5-fluorouracil have also been used.
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Cryosurgery is much less invasive than a radical prostatectomy, but the side effects in Ellsworth's case were just as severe.
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I think that's a drawback, but that in itself won't prohibit cryosurgery from gaining in popularity ."
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Under select circumstances, radiation, topical chemotherapy, cryosurgery, electrodesiccation and curettage, and standard excision are better than Mohs surgery.
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The most common heart operations in which cryosurgery may be used in this way are mitral valve repairs and coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Treatment involves removal of the affected tissue, which can be accomplished by LEEP, cryosurgery, cone biopsy, or laser ablation.
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Dr . Rand also utilized cryosurgery to treat thousands of patients with tumors of the pituitary gland via a procedure termed Stereotactic Cryohypopyhysectomy.
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While there is a limit to the amount of radiation a person can withstand, cryosurgery patients can be re-treated if necessary.
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If the cancer has not spread, Tutu said he plans to undergo cryosurgery, which will freeze the affected tissue with liquid nitrogen.
