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March 5th, 2007

Kidney Tumor Cryoablation is as Effective but Cheaper and Safer than Laparoscopic Surgery

The nonsurgical image-guided treatment of kidney tumors — cryoablation - - is as effective as the laparoscopic technique in viable candidates.
Such is the research finding recently reported at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting.
The comparative trial shows that percutaneous cryoablation results in a slightly lower recurrence rate of the tumor, a shorter […]

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