The Role of Cryotherapy for Thoracic Surgery

Marissa Mayor, MD, Hiran C. Fernando, MBBS, FRCS

Key Points

Cryoablation is a useful modality for treatment of high grade dysplasia in the esophagus Cryoablation may be used in select patients for intramucosal adenocarcinoma, although long term studies are lacking Cryoprobe debridement of obstructing airway tumors is a contact method debridement and ideal for small lesions Spray cryotherapy is particularly useful for benign airway strictures secondary to a unique mechanism of action

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Last updated: September 4, 2024