Author : Kecheng Xu
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814329665
Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Book Synopsis Modern Cryosurgery for Cancer by : Kecheng Xu
Download or read book Modern Cryosurgery for Cancer written by Kecheng Xu and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2012 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 OC modernOCO 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.