Cryoprobe-assisted removal of spinal cord tumors: technical note.
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.
Maroon
J C
JC
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurosurgery, Pittsburgh, USA.
Bailes
J E
JE
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*