1st Edition

Handbook of Urologic Cryoablation

Edited By Daniel Rukstalis, Aaron E. Katz Copyright 2007
184 Pages 9 Color & 28 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

210 Pages
by CRC Press

As prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in men, the clinical and surgical commitments to treating it are enormous, as well as to be expected given the aging male population. Urologic cryotherapy is one such method for those with organ-confined or minimally-spread prostate cancer. The benefits it offers both patient and surgeon are hugely significant: it is minimally invasive,... Read more

1. Principles of cryosurgical technique - Andrew A. Gage, John M. Baust, John G. Baust;  2. The evolution of cryotherapy for localized prostate cancer - Michael J. Manyak;  3. Pathologic findings after prostatic cryoablation - Isabelle Meiers, David G. Bostwick;  4. Prostate cryosurgery - Ralph J. Miller Jr, Jeffrey K. Cohen;  5. Salvage cryoablation of the prostate - Sean M. Collins, Kristin Kozakowski, Aaron E. Katz;  6. Focal cryoablation of the prostate: patient-specific modifications of ultrasound guided-prostatic cryoablation - Daniel B. Rukstalis;  7. Quality of life following prostate cryoablation - Jennifer Simmons;  8. Technique of renal cryoablation - Brant R. Fulmer;  9. Renal cryoablation: clinical outcomes - John S. Lam, Peter G. Schulam, Arie S. Belldegrun;  10. Percutaneous renal cryoablation: state of the art - Leslie A. Deane, Ralph V. Clayman;  11. Renal ablation: comparison of cryoablation and radiofrequency - Charles C. Wen, Stephen Y. Nakada;  12. Radiologic evaluation following renal cryoablation - W. Bruce Shingleton;  13. Cryosurgery of adrenal tumors - Patrick Davol, John Danella;  14. Economics of a cryoablation program - Michelle Nagel, Michael Enriquez, Daniel Hendricks.

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Daniel Rukstalis, Aaron E. Katz