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Cryosurgery

A Practical Manual

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Paola Pasquali

    1. Department of Dermatology, Pius Hospital de Valls, Valls, Spain

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  • Up-to-date practical manual that also explains the theoretical basis for applications of cryosurgery
  • Step-by-step tutorials for each cryosurgical procedure
  • Descriptions of various combination treatments that can be used to improve results

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Short History of Cryosurgery

      • Paola Pasquali
      Pages 3-17

    3. Cryobiology and Thermodynamics

      • Jānis Ķīsis, Aleksejs Zavorins
      Pages 19-32

    4. Theoretical Principles of Immunocryosurgery

      • Aleksandar L. Krunic
      Pages 33-47

    5. Basic Equipment for Cryosurgery

      • Paola Pasquali
      Pages 49-63

    6. Cryosurgical Techniques

      • Paola Pasquali
      Pages 65-76

    7. Preoperative Care for Cryosurgery

      • Paola Pasquali
      Pages 77-82

  3. Benign Conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Cryobiopsy, Cryoanesthesia, and Cryoanalgesia

      • Angeles Fortuño-Mar, Paola Pasquali
      Pages 85-91

    3. Cryosurgery for Common Benign Lesions

      • Miguel Alejandro Lopez Blanco, Anthony Panagiotopoulos, Paola Pasquali
      Pages 93-105

    4. Cryosurgery for Warts

      • David Buckley
      Pages 107-119

    5. Cryosurgery for Benign Oral Lesions

      • Panagiota Loumou, Eleni A. Georgakopoulou
      Pages 121-128

    6. Cryosurgery for Benign Eyelid Lesions

      • Raimo Suhonen, Paola Pasquali
      Pages 129-141

    7. Cryosurgery for Vascular Lesions

      • Paola Pasquali, Mildred J. Gutiérrez
      Pages 143-156

  4. Non-invasive Imaging Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. High-Frequency Ultrasound (HFUS) in the Management of Skin Cancer Treated with Cryosurgery

      • Paola Pasquali
      Pages 159-171

    3. Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Cryosurgery

      • Joseph Chao, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski
      Pages 173-183

    4. Optical Coherence Tomography and Cryosurgery

      • Lotte Themstrup, Christina A. Banzhaf, Gregor Jemec, Mette Mogensen
      Pages 185-190

  5. Pre-malignant and Malignant Lesions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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About this book

This book aims to fill the gap created by the lack of formal training in cryosurgery, which leads not only to an underutilization of the technique but also to inappropriate uses with unpleasant consequences for patients. The book covers all practical aspects of cryosurgery and also offers a theoretical foundation for practice. Basic principles, equipment, and techniques are described, and procedures are explained step by step for a range of applications, including common benign lesions, vascular lesions, premalignant conditions, and malignancies. An important feature is the coverage of the latest advances in combination treatments such as topical drugs and cryosurgery, ultrasound and cryosurgery, photography and cryosurgery, cryobiopsy, and immuno cryosurgery. Use of cryosurgery as palliative treatment is also discussed, and the closing chapters consider postoperative care, complications, and future directions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Dermatology, Pius Hospital de Valls, Valls, Spain

    Paola Pasquali

About the editor

Paola Pasquali is an internationally recognized expert and lecturer in cryosurgery. Dr. Pasquali was awarded a BA (cum laude) and MA in Biology from Boston University, Mass., and subsequently gained her MD and residency in dermatology and venereology from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.

 She worked as Professor of Cryosurgery at the Luis Razetti Oncologic Hospital in Venezuela and since 2008 she was appointed as coordinator of the Dermatology Department at the Pius Hospital de Valls, Tarragona, Spain, where she teaches cryosurgery to residents in family medicine and dermatologists. She is coordinator of a regional successful teledermatology project and elected Secretary of the International Society of Teledermatology in 2012. In addition, she has been member of the Board of Directors of the Ibero-Latin American College of Cryosurgery and of the International Society of Cryosurgery.

 Dr. Pasquali has published articles as well as numerous chapters on cryosurgery in prestigious textbooks as well as translated English and Italian dermatology texts to Spanish.  She is editor of Skin Cancer: A Practical Approach edited by Springer.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cryosurgery

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Manual

  • Editors: Paola Pasquali

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43939-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-43938-8Published: 24 October 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51232-6Published: 09 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-43939-5Published: 01 October 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 315

  • Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 231 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dermatology, Surgery

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