cryosurgery

Cryosurgery (with cryo from the Ancient Greek ) is the use of extreme cold in surgery to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue; thus, it is the surgical application of cryoablation. Cryosurgery has been historically used to treat a number of diseases and disorders, especially a variety of benign and malignant skin conditions.

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Medical intervention.name: Cryosurgery
Medical intervention.synonym: cryotherapy
Medical intervention.image: Wart cryotherapy.jpg
Medical intervention.caption: Cryotherapy to a plantar wart using cotton bud application

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Research

16,146 papers

Cryosurgery.Annual review of biomedical engineering · 2000
Cryosurgery.Clinics in plastic surgery · 1993
[Cryosurgery in dermatology].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2015
Cryosurgery updated.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1994
Cryosurgery.Obstetrics and gynecology annual · 1975

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History
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Liquid nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Argon
Freeze sprays
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In cancer treatment
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Cryosurgery (with cryo from the Ancient Greek ) is the use of extreme cold in surgery to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue; thus, it is the surgical application of cryoablation.

Cryosurgery has been historically used to treat a number of diseases and disorders, especially a variety of benign and malignant skin conditions.