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1Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. joness7@ccf.org
Urology
|January 3, 2009
Abstract:
Efficacy of cryosurgery for treatment of prostate cancer is based on completely freezing the prostate and all malignant tissues. The image from this patient demonstrates aberrant periprostatic vascular anatomy featuring two vessels that created a "heat sink" that overcame the outer extension of the ice ball, resulting in potential incomplete freeze in the area of the vessels.
