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Cryoablation of the prostate: technical recommendations

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases volume 12, pages 339–346 (2009)Cite this article

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The European Association of Urology guidelines on prostate cancer state that cryotherapy is a true therapeutic alternative for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. The aim of this paper is to establish a uniform practice for performing prostate cryoablation. A collaboration has been set up among five European centres with experience in almost 1000 prostate cancer patients on the use of cryotherapy. The present recommendations were developed through sharing of experience and thorough discussions within the group. This first paper from the group establishes the technical recommendations for use of prostate cryotherapy.

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This manuscript was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Galil.

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  1. Department of Urology, Barzilai Medical Centre, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Ashkelon, Israel

    S Cytron

  2. Department of Urology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK

    D Greene

  3. Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany

    U Witzsch

  4. Department of Urology, Vasa Central Hospital, Vasa, Finland

    P Nylund

  5. Department of Urology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    T E Bjerklund Johansen

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Key messages: Cryotherapy is a recommended primary treatment for localized prostate cancer and as salvage therapy in prostate cancer patients failing radiotherapy.

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Cytron, S., Greene, D., Witzsch, U. et al. Cryoablation of the prostate: technical recommendations. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 12, 339–346 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/pcan.2009.26

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