Cryosurgery is a localized treatment that uses extreme cold from liquid nitrogen or argon gas to treat abnormal tissue, including cancer cells. It can be used externally on skin, such as skin tags or ...

Cryosurgery, also called cryotherapy or cryoablation, is a procedure that kills cancer cells using extreme cold. During the surgery, a thin needle called a cryoprobe is inserted through your skin and ...

Dr. David Levy answers the question: 'How Do I Know That Cryosurgery Worked?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: How do I know that cryosurgery worked? Answer: I check PSA blood test levels five weeks after ...

Cryosurgery is a procedure that uses extremely cold temperature to freeze-kill cancer cells. This is also called cryotherapy or cryoablation. Cryosurgery is usually employed in the early stages of ...

Dr. David Levy answers the question: 'Urinary Incontinence After Cryosurgery?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: Will I have urinary incontinence after cryosurgery? Answer: The general risk of leakage of ...

The use of prostatic-specific antigen (PSA) as a clinical marker for prostate cancer in the late 1980s has led to a significant rise in the number of men diagnosed with early prostate cancer. 1, 2 To ...

Purpose To evaluate the long-term results of combined treatment with excision and cryosurgery for malignant epithelial tumours of the conjunctiva. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical ...