title: Disposable attachments in cryosurgery: a useful adjunct in the treatment of HIV-associated neoplasms.
abstract: During cryosurgery of different types of lesions in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection, it is crucial that the possibility of secondary bacterial infection be reduced. The use of disposable attachments during cryosurgery can reduce this risk of transmission of infectious agents. These attachments are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Boulier
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Myskowski
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Torre
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*