BONE
Choose Cryoablation for Bone Tumors
Cryoablation for bone tumors is a minimally invasive procedure. Using image guidance like ultrasound or computed tomography (CT), a small cryoprobe is guided into the tumor and, extremely low temperatures are generated to turn the tumor into an ice-ball. A freeze-thaw-freeze cycle rapidly destroys the targeted tissue and leaves adjacent healthy tissue undamaged. The necrotic debris is eventually absorbed by the body.
With minimal pain, scarring and a faster recovery, minimally invasive cryoablation offers an advanced treatment experience:
- Rapid recovery: Offers lower morbidity and faster recovery than surgery and a shorter hospital stay than radiation treatment
- Reduces the use of pain medication, including opioids (with high addictive risks), and associated side effects
- Minimal pain and discomfort: Only a small incision is made for the needle-like cryoprobe and the cooling from the cryoablation itself reduces pain
- Visibility of the ice-ball boundary allows ablations of close-to-nerve lesions:
Enables targeted iceball coverage without harming any sensitive structures - Can be performed under light sedation: Eliminates risks from general anesthesia required during surgery
