In the Arctic Front procedure, known as cryoablation, a catheter is snaked up into the heart through the femoral vein in the groin. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The findings have prompted the researchers to claim that the procedure, known as cryoablation, should be the new "gold standard" of treatment for kidney cancer -- although not all cancer experts agree.
Cryosurgery procedures such as cryoablation use liquefied argon to destroy cancer cells. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Two studies suggest that cryoablation is effective for selected patients with kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma. ❋ Laura Landro (2010)
He is now weighing whether to chose the implantation of radioactive seeds, or try the cryoablation described by Dr. Stormont, who performs the procedure. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In a study presented last month at the Society for Interventional Radiology, Gary M. Onik, director of the Center for Safer Prostate Cancer Therapy in Orlando, Fla., reported that of 120 men who had focal cryoablation over 12 years, 93% of men had no evidence of cancer recurrence, and 85% retained sexual function. ❋ Unknown (2009)
External beam radiation, implant therapy, cryoablation…the data continues to come in. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Separately, CryoCath said it resolved all outstanding patent suits between the company and Boston Scientific Inc. and its units involving cryoablation systems in the U.S. and Canada. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Patients who undergo cryoablation will have small ¼-inch incision where the cryoprobe is inserted. ❋ Unknown (2007)
For patients who undergo surgery, the hospital stay and recovery period are longer as compared to patients treated with cryoablation. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Good news for cancer patients, cryoablation can treat kidney cancer. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Undergoing cryoablation to treat cancerous kidney tumors could help patients remain cancer free for up to two and a half years, according to a review of 62 Mayo Clinic patients. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Joe Smiga Manchester, New HampshireIn a well-written piece on prostate-cancer treatment options, you overlooked a safe, simple and effective choice: cryoablation, or immediate cancer-cell death by lethal ice. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The general criteria for cryoablation include the size and appearance of the tumor and the number of lesions in the kidney. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Good news for cancer patients, cryoablation can treat kidney cancer. by M.B. A. Baker ❋ Unknown (2007)
The new study and others continue to show, cryoablation appears to be an effective treatment for cancerous kidney tumors. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Sales of Medtronic's atrial fibrillation devices are likely to reach $202 million in fiscal 2012 and rise to $394 million in fiscal 2015, driven mainly by marketing of the company's cryoablation catheter approved in December, Larry Biegelsen, a senior analyst with Wells Fargo & Co. in New York, wrote Tuesday in a note to clients. ❋ Unknown (2011)
