Cryosurgery -- or cryotherapy -- is a technique in which
fine needles are inserted into the prostate and frozen with a
mixture of cooled helium and argon. The cooling creates an ice
bulb around the needle that kills prostate tissue.
Guided by ultrasound imaging, Duke surgeons can manipulate
the tiny needles (the same size as those used to draw blood) to
ablate the entire prostate without need for surgery.
Cryosurgery is an outpatient procedure and patients can go
home the same day.
It is also used for localized cancers that recur after prior
radiation treatments.
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