Cryoablation is the application of extreme cold to remove abnormal or diseased tissue. This compound term comes from the Greek prefix"cryo"meaning "freezing cold" AND the English word"surgery" meaning to "cut". A better descriptive term to describe this procedure is cryoablation because the cutting of tissue is not done during the procedure.Rather, it is the freezing of abnormal and diseased tissue. This type of therapy has been used for many years. It involves the application of intense cold resulting in the death of the targeted tissue. It also numbs the surrounding sensory nerves decreasing pain and discomfort.
1. Treat the nasal/sinus tumors (e.g. adenocarcinoma by dog and lymphoma by cat) or granulomatous caused by feline viral rhinotracheitis or cryptococcus;
2. Treat the maligne oral cavity tumors (melanoma, carcinoma, fibrosarcoma, etc.) without cutting the jaw bones or tongue;
3. Remove the maligne tumors in ditital or extremities e.g. sarcoma (especially invasive growth attached on bones) without amputation;
4. Remove the tumors grow besides important organs e.g. perianal adenoma without surgery risk of hurting the organ function or difficulty by skin/muscle suture;
5. Remove the tumors or granumatous on skin with only local anesthesia for the patients who are not suitable for a general anesthesia (weak, senior, risky heart condition, etg) or when the owners don't want their pet to have a general anesthesia;
6. Treat the peritoneal visceral tumors like on liver, kidney, prostata, pancreas, etc. without laporatomy;
7. Treat the pulmonary tumors/nodules without thoracotomy;