Managing patients with cryosurgical ablation of the prostate and liver.
Cryosurgery is an important alternate treatment for some patients diagnosed with prostate and liver metastasis cancer. The procedure, its benefits and side effects, and implications for nurses are discussed.
Leininger
S M
SM
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*