Cryosurgery

Type Dermatologic

Cryosurgery

Definition

The use of extreme cold to damage or destroy a body part, pathway, or function. The procedure is performed using small cryogenic probes during surgery, and has recently been applied to solitary sporadic renal tumor lesions.

Also known as Ablation, Cryo, CRYOABLATION, Cryosurgery, cryosurgical ablation — per NCIT