"Cryosurgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of freezing as a special surgical technique to destroy or excise tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D003452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.014.180
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryosurgery- Cryosurgery
- Cryosurgeries
- Cryoablation
- Cryoablations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryosurgery" by people in Profiles.
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Combination treatment with comprehensive cryoablation and immunotherapy in metastatic hepatocellular cancer. World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Jun 14; 19(22):3473-80.
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Radical treatment of stage IV pancreatic cancer by the combination of cryosurgery and iodine-125 seed implantation. World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Dec 21; 18(47):7056-62.