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Cryoablation

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cryoablation /cryo·ab·la·tion/ (kri?o-ab-la´shun) the removal of tissue by destroying it with extreme cold.
Cryoablation
A technique for removing cancerous tissue by killing it with extreme cold.

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Background: The purpose of this investigation was to examine treatment success and survival of 114 patients treated with percutaneous interventional magnetic resonance image (IMRI) guided cryoablation of renal cell carcinoma over the last 5.
2004) and magnetic resonance image-guided cryoablation of renal tumors (Sewell et al.
Kaouk performed a retroperitoneal kidney tumor cryoablation solely through a single small incision on the side of the patient's abdomen without cutting through any muscle.
 
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