Focal cryotherapy for prostate cancer: a contemporary literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To perform a comprehensive review of the contemporary literature regarding both functional and oncologic outcomes after primary focal cryotherapy for prostate cancer (PCa), providing these results as a foundation for discussing recent developments in the realm of focal therapy.

Background

Traditional treatments for PCa are often associated with debilitating functional side effects for patients. Due to advances in imaging and biopsy strategies, focal ablative therapies recently have garnered much interest and offer an alternative primary treatment for PCa patients with localized disease. Focal cryoablation utilizes heat extraction from tissues to generate an iceball and cause tissue destruction while sparing uninvolved prostatic regions. Optimized patient selection

SUBMITTER: Kotamarti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9906190 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature