Therapeutic cryotherapy guided by MRI and ultrasound for haemangiomas in erector muscles of the back

Autor:	Gregory Chaljub, Alexander G. Hadjipavlou, C. D. Nolsoe, E. H. Ko, Eric Vansonnenberg
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Work activity medicine.diagnostic_test Back surgery business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Ultrasound Laparoscopic ultrasound Cryotherapy Magnetic resonance imaging Surgery Surgical therapy medicine Back pain Radiology medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 6:343-348
ISSN:	1365-2931 1364-5706
Popis:	SummaryThe indications, technique and results of cryotherapy for potentially hazardous paraspinal haemangiomas that would otherwise have to be treated surgically are described. Two men with back pain which limited work activity were treated by cryotherapy as an alternative to surgical therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was utilized for diagnosis and planning. Intrapro-cedural ultrasound was also utilized for guidance and monitoring. Techniques that were adapted from prostate cryotherapy with special probes are described. MRI proved crucial and essential for both diagnosis and planning. Laparoscopic ultrasound was also helpful. Both patients improved clinically and neither has required surgery with follow-up of over 1 year. No complications occurred. Image-guided cryotherapy, with at least 1 year follow-up, has been valuable to alleviate symptoms, avoid surgery, and permit patients to resume work.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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