Cryotherapy- Best solution for Treating Prostate Cancer
Orlando cryo treatment is an alternative to traditional methods for prostate cancer like radiation, chemo, surgery etc. With the help of this treatment old and affected cancer tissues are destroyed with a very unique freezing method. Sub- zero temperature minute ice balls are used for the destruction of cancer tissues.
The treatment of Cryotherapy started in 19th century. Atthat timemixture of salt and icewere applied on the cervix or breast for the treatment of cancer. The modern Cryotherapy started in 1966 in which doctors use liquid nitrogen. Today, is the scenario of third generation Cryotherapy needles. These needles are used very effectively with the guidance of transrectal ultrasound. The third generation treatment for Cryotherapy was very successful as with the help of this treatment a doctor can place ice balls at appropriate place which in turn destroys the prostatic tissues very effectively.
The technical advances include the switching from cryoprobes to cryoneedles and the use of transrectal ultrasound for the guidance and switching from liquefied nitrogen to helium and argon gas along with the use of warming urethral catheter.
How Cryotherapy works?
Cryo therapy is a planningof minimum invasive surgery. It is done as a part of procedure. In this process the patient is given general anaesthesia.The complete treatment requires only one or two hours. In this procedure the patient is placed in a stirrups. The legs of the patient are lifted to an angle of 90 degree angle. The patient’s perineum is placed above the edge of the operation table.
With the help of this position the doctor can easily get a clear view of effected area.Now the patient is cleaned from the perineum to navel. Now the doctor inserts catheter inside the bladder. Surgeon also uses TRUS (Transrectal ultrasound) for obtaining a clear picture of the prostate gland and other organs. A transperineal needle is used for guidance of cyroneedles and it is attached to a stabilizing device. It is fixed against the skin of the perineum.
Now the needles are inserted in three or four horizontal layer, 2 or 3 needles per layer. The count of cryoneedles depends on the size of the prostate gland of patient and also on the extent of his prostate cancer. orlando cryo performs careful treatment. So if you are suffering from prostate cancer then Cryotherapy is the best solution.