The present study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of four commonly used ablation techniques, namely neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG) laser therapy, argon plasma coagulation (APC), high-frequency electrocautery and CO2 cryotherapy. The techniques were performed at various powers or impedance settings, and for various durations, on the trachea of beagle dogs. Pathologic...

Cryotherapy (ice application) and deep cryosurgery are commonly employed for neurological, surgical, and physical therapy. Prolonged and repetitive cryotherapy can result in permanent damage to myelinated nerves which are susceptible to myelin coagulation, axonal destruction, and focal somesthetic nerve dysfunction. The stimulation of microscopic perivascular unmyelinated C-thermoreceptor nerve...

Four hundred and fifty patients were enrolled into a randomised clinical trial in a public sexually transmitted diseases clinic to evaluate the efficacy of podophyllin, cryotherapy, and electrodesiccation for treatment of external genital warts. Complete clearance of warts was observed in 41%, 79%, and 94% of patients who received up to six weekly treatments of podophyllin, cryotherapy, and ele...

Conflict of interest: non-existent has been widely used in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) when the patient has painful symptoms. The local effects of cryotherapy include: vasoconstriction; decreasing of inflammation and pain; myorelaxation, reduction of muscle spasm and stiffness 3. Analgesia occurs due to the decreasing of activity of the muscle spindles, the neuromuscular...

Many topical treatments for cutaneous warts exist and previous reviews of trials did not follow intention-to-treat (ITT) principles for analysis. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis and pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of topical treatment for cutaneous warts using ITT principles. Systematic electronic searches (Cochrane library, Medline, Embase, Clinical trial registers) ...

introduction:  no modality has been identified as the treatment of chice for treating common warts. cryothearpy and pulsed-dye laser (pdl) are among common modalities for treating these lesions. the aim of this study was to compare pulsed dye laser with cryotherapy in terms of efficacy and complications. methods:  of a total of 46 patients enrolled in this study, 7 patients withdrew the study, ...

Actinic keratosis (AK) is a common dermatologic diagnosis with the potential of malignant transformation. Treatment options include destructive therapies, such as cryotherapy, and topical medications, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), imiquimod, ingenol mebutate. Historically, procedures have remained standard care. There been limited updates on AK management practices; we determined frequency procedural ...

Lymphangioma circumscriptum is a congenital lymphatic malformation that results in gradual dilatation of lymphatic vessels and development of lymphatic cisterns. The treatment of choice is radical surgery. Other treatment methods including cryotherapy, sclerosing agent injections, radiation therapy and CO2 laser were suggested. We report successful treatment of a 14-year-old boy affected with l...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and cryotherapy are physical therapy resources individually used, since there is the possibility of interaction between TENS and cryotherapy if they are associated. This study aimed at evaluating the analgesic effectiveness of the association or not of TENS and cryotherapy to relieve chronic low back pain. METHOD: Cli...