Cryosurgery is a surgical technique that employs freezing to destroy undesirable tissue. From as early as 3500 BC, there is evidence for the use of cold in medicine for the treatment of infected wounds of the chest, fracture of the skull and various injuries. However, the history of “modern” cryosurgery is relatively short and is closely intertwined with the development in low temperature physics, engineering, and instrumentation during the last century.
From the early 21st century, advanced helium-based cryosurgery has been applied worldwide. More than ten thousand patients with malignant and benign tumors have received cryosurgery. It is specially noted that in most cases cryosurgery, as a mini-invasive ablation technique, was performed with percutaneous approach under guidance of CT or ultrasound. Cryosurgery is now one of the more popular techniques in China, with nearly 6000 cases of tumors receiving cryosurgery in the author's institution alone. This book summarizes the experimental and clinical experience and practice of cryosurgery, and describes the basics of cryosurgery and its use in the treatment of various tumors.
Key Features: ? This is an international compilation of pioneering breakthrough research and insights into the field of modern cryosurgery and cryotechnology ? It is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of the mechanism, methodology, experimental and clinical results of cryosurgery for different cancers, especially for unresectable cancer ? Focuses on percutaneous cryosurgery for the treatment of tumors of diverse solid organs, such as lungs, kidneys, liver, pancreas and prostate ? Dr Nikolai N Korpan is the author and editor of the “Atlas of Cryosurgery” and “Basics of Cryosurgery”, with the latter title hailed as the “Bible of Cryosurgery” ? Dr Kecheng Xu and his team, currently number one in China, have the extensive experience of more than 6000 cases of cryosurgery for various cancers ? Exemplary lineup of chapter contributors, including Dr Sajio Sumida from Japan, the Honorary President of the International Society of Cryosurgery and Honorary Chairman of the Japanese Low Temperature Society as well as Dr David I Morris from Australia, Medical Research Foundation, the University of New South Wales
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