"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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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryosurgery" by people in Profiles.
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Chronic Scrotal Content Pain: a Review of the Literature and Management Schemes. Curr Urol Rep. 2021 Jan 15; 22(2):12.
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Cryoballoon Ablation and Bipolar Voltage Mapping in Patients With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices. Am J Cardiol. 2020 11 15; 135:99-104.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing second-generation cryoballoon and contact force radiofrequency ablation for initial ablation of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 10; 31(10):2559-2571.
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Predictors of rhinorrhea response after posterior nasal nerve cryoablation for chronic rhinitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 07; 10(7):913-919.
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Supplemental Radiofrequency Ablation After Acutely Unsuccessful Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation is Associated With Increased Risk of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 05 18; 9(10):e015979.
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Thermal injury of thoracic spinal cord after percutaneous cryoablation of spinal tumor--When needles are more dangerous than the knife. Br J Neurosurg. 2015 Jun; 29(3):443.
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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.
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The UCI Seldinger technique for percutaneous renal cryoablation: protecting the tract and achieving hemostasis. J Endourol. 2009 Jan; 23(1):43-9.
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Percutaneous and laparoscopic cryoablation of small renal masses. J Urol. 2008 Aug; 180(2):492-8; discussion 498.