Cryosurgery Singapore Clinic

Cryosurgery Singapore Clinic: Liquid nitrogen cryosurgery/cryotherapy clinic, Singapore. Removal of viral warts, skin tags, solar keratosis - Private and confidential services. Definitions, references, and latest news.

Description

Cryosurgery is suitable for treating:

• Viral wart (verruca)
• Molluscum contagiosum
• Skin tags (acrochordon)
• Solar keratosis (actinic keratosis)

• Common wart (verruca vulgaris)
• Flat warts (verruca plana)
• Filiform or digitate wart
• Plantar wart (verruca, verruca plantaris, verruca pedis)
• Mosaic wart
• Genital warts (condyloma, condylomata acuminata, venereal wart, anal wart, anogenital wart)

References

• Cryosurgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Cryosurgery: Definition from Answers.com
• Cryosurgery - definition of Cryosurgery in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
• Cryotherapy (freezing skin lesions). DermNet NZ (.pdf)
  

Imaging and Pathological Features of Percutaneous Cryosurgery on Normal Lung Evaluated in a Porcine Model
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:13:23 +0100 | Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
Conclusion Percutaneous cryoablation of the lung can achieve complete ablation of target tissue. The freezing technique may be different depending on the individual circumstances of each tumor. In technology, 3 freeze-thaw cycles are recommended, and the range of cryoablation’s effective diameter may be not necessarily beyond the tumor edge at least 1 cm safe border during cryosurgery. (Source: Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer)

Curettage and Cryosurgery for Low-grade Cartilage Tumors Is Associated with Low Recurrence and High Function.
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
CONCLUSIONS: Our observations show curettage with cryosurgery is associated with low recurrence of Grade 1 chondrosarcoma and high functional scores. Curettage with cryosurgery is a reasonable alternative to wide or radical excision as the treatment for Grade 1 chondrosarcomas, and allows for more radical surgery in the event of local recurrence. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. PMID: 20574801 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)

Latest updates to the CRD databases
Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:16:55 +0100 | NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases - Updates for Neuroendocrine Tumours
The following resources were added to the databases from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination during the last update: Added to DARE (these records are structured abstracts for published systematic reviews and meta-analyses): Biofeedback therapy in fecal incontinence and constipation Chiropractic spinal manipulation for infant colic: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials Diagnostic testing for celiac disease among patients with abdominal symptoms: a systematic review High-dose vs non-high-dose proton pump inhibitors after endoscopic treatment in patients with bleeding peptic ulcer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Meta-analysis of endoscopic submucosal dissection versus endoscopic mucosal resection for tumors of the gastrointestinal tract...

Role of MRI in Follow-Up After Focal Therapy for Prostate Carcinoma
Thu, 20 May 2010 18:02:37 +0100 | American Journal of Roentgenology
CONCLUSION. The use of functional MRI techniques such as MR spectroscopy, diffusion-weighted imaging, and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI has shown promise in increasing overall imaging performance in the detection of local recurrence. (Source: American Journal of Roentgenology)

Metabolic and clinical assessment of efficacy of cryoablation therapy on skeletal masses by 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and visual analogue scale (VAS): initial experience
Wed, 19 May 2010 11:18:01 +0100 | Skeletal Radiology
Abstract  Various therapy modalities have been proposed as standard treatments in management of bone metastases. Radiation therapy remains the standard of care for patients with localized bone pain, but up to 30% of them do not experience notable pain relief. Percutaneous cryoablation is a minimally invasive technique that induces necrosis by alternately freezing and thawing a target tissue. This technique is successfully used to treat a variety of malignant and benign diseases in different sites. 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) is a single technique of imaging that provides in a “single step” both morphological and metabolic features of neoplastic lesions of the bone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the cryo...

Complications of Renal Cryoablation: A Single Center Experience
Sun, 16 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | The Journal of Urology
We describe perioperative complications associated with renal cryoablation and identify potential risk factors for certain complications.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with unifocal renal masses treated with cryosurgery at a single center between 1997 and 2007. All complications associated with these procedures were documented and classified into grades 1 to 5 by the Clavien surgical complication classification. In-depth analysis was done to identify potential risk factors for the most common complications.Results: We evaluated 101 percutaneous, 52 laparoscopic and 9 open procedures. Complications were noted in 38 procedures (23.5%), including grades 1 to 4 in 19 (11.7%), 8 (4.9%), 5 (3.1%) and 6 (3.7%), respectively, as the severest comp...

Propranolol for infantile haemangiomas - insights into the molecular mechanisms of action.
Fri, 07 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | The British Journal of Dermatology
Authors: Storch CH, Hoeger PH Abstract Infantile haemangiomas (IH) are the most common benign tumours of infancy. Although most IH are innocuous and 85-90% regress spontaneously, some may become life- or function-threatening and require immediate treatment. Previous standard therapeutic options include physical measures (laser surgery, cryosurgery) and systemic corticosteroids, in severe cases also vincristine, alpha-interferon or cyclophosphamide, all bearing the risk of serious side effects. Oral propranolol is a very recent therapeutic option for complicated IH with impressive efficacy and generally good tolerance. The effects of propranolol on IH were discovered by chance, and very little is known about its mechanisms of action in IH. Here we present a summary of current knowledge ...

OraSure Announces 2010 First Quarter Financial Results
Wed, 05 May 2010 20:00:00 +0100 | Medical News (via PRIMEZONE)
BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR), a market leader in oral fluid diagnostics, today announced revenues of $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $17.3 million recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Increased sales of cryosurgical systems products and higher licensing and product development revenues were partially offset by lower revenues from the Company's infectious disease testing and insurance risk assessment businesses. Revenues in the current quarter include a $1.0 million milestone payment that was received under the terms of a collaboration agreement for the development and promotion of the Company's OraQuick(r) rapid HCV test. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

Late recurrence of giant cell tumour of bone after curettage and adjuvant treatment: a case report.
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
We report a rare case of late recurrence of a giant cell tumour (GCT) of bone 16 years after curettage and cryosurgery treatment. A 46-year-old man presented with swelling and progressively worsening pain in the lateral aspect of his right distal femur. He had undergone 4 procedures elsewhere to manage a GCT of bone and its recurrence 16 to 23 years previously. He underwent en bloc resection with an adequate wide margin and reconstruction with prosthesis. At the one-year follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence or metastasis. PMID: 20427851 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery)