title: Cryoprobe-assisted removal of spinal cord tumors: technical note.
abstract: The application of a cryosurgical contact probe to assist in the removal of intraspinal neoplasms is described. Most often used by ophthalmic surgeons for intraocular extraction purposes, these .89-3 mm cryoprobes provide an ideal safe "handle" when attached to intramedullary or extramedullary spinal cord tumors and facilitate dissection and removal with standard microsurgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurosurgery, Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Maroon
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bailes
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*