Letter: Cryosurgery for piles.

An Operation for Piles

In tlie British Medical Journal, November 2Gth, 1898, Mr. Thelwall Thomas published an account of an operation for piles which I have tiied and found so satisfactory that I have since been in the habit of performing it on all my cases. The results are excellent, and it has the advantage of being easily and quickly performed. The patient complains of very little pain and recovery is rapid. A ful...

Injection for Piles

Twenty-Five years ago the surgical world in England, as I remember it, was largely dominated by a small circle of London Surgeons, of whom Sir Frederic Treves might fairly be considered the chief. It was a school with a short way with dissenters, and no doubt had its little mannerisms. The instrument known as a director (a harmless tool if properly employed, and still in common use in spite of ...

Cutaneous cryosurgery.

Cutaneous cryosurgery refers to localized application of freezing temperatures to achieve destruction of skin lesions. It can be used to treat a broad range of benign and premalignant skin conditions, and certain malignant skin conditions, with high cure rates. Cellular destruction is accomplished by delivery of the cryogen via dipstick, probe, or spray techniques. It is widely used in primary ...

A Simple Operation for Piles

Cryosurgery for Prostate Cancer—Experience with Third-Generation Cryosurgery and Novel Developments in the Field

Objectives: To analyse and present the data of our cryosurgery experience for the treatment of prostate cancer. Methods: Between August 2003 and November 2006, a total of 91 patients were treated with cryosurgery for prostate cancer as either primary treatment (n = 49) or salvage treatment (n = 42). The mean follow-up was 19.16 mo (range: 6 wk to 6 mo). Data were collected prospectively. Result...