How I do it: prostate cryoablation (PCry).
Prostate cryoablation (PCry) is a well-established minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer. Unfortunately, PCry still carries the stigma of a high rate recto-urethral fistula procedure but with the advent of argon/helium gas technology, urethral warmer and high quality transrectal ultrasound imaging, complications decreased and efficacy increased. The Denver Health Medical Center's technique in prostate cryoablation is described as follows.
Denver Health Medical Center/University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Rodrigo Donalisio
RD
da Silva
Paulo
P
Jaworski
Diedra
D
Gustafson
Leticia
L
Nogueira
Wilson
W
Molina
Fernando J
FJ
Kim
D000368:Aged; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology