Michael A. Gorin, MD, presented “Focal Cryoablation” during the 26th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium conference on April 13, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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How to cite: Gorin, Michael A. “Focal Cryoablation.” April 13, 2023. Accessed Oct 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/focal-cryoablation/
Focal Cryoablation – Summary
Michael A. Gorin, MD, discusses the value of focal cryoablation as a treatment option for prostate cancer in modern practice. He begins by providing a brief overview of negative patient outcomes after whole-gland treatment, and the benefits of subtotal gland treatments in the form of focal ablation therapies like cryoablation and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) therapy.
Dr. Gorin notes that HIFU and cryoablation are the two most commonly used and studied modalities for prostate cancer treatment. He discusses the benefits and weaknesses of focal HIFU, with particular focus on the possibility of incomplete cancer treatment, and compares them to those of focal cryoablation.
Dr. Gorin presents the elements of focal cryoablation which reduce the risk of incomplete treatment. He presents current guidelines and devices for performing focal cryoablation which protect the patient against side effects, like urethral sloughing, which had been previously associated with cryotherapy.
Dr. Gorin concludes by demonstrating the long-term success rate for patients treated using focal cryoablation. He compares the QOL outcomes of focal cryoablation to those of HIFU, and presents a recording of a real focal cryoablation procedure.
About the 26th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium:
This conference educated attendees about advances in the management of localized and advanced prostate cancer, with a focus on imaging, technology, and training in the related devices. It included a scientific session, as well as live demonstrations of surgical techniques. You can learn more about the conference here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Gorin is an Associate Professor of Urology in the Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Gorin attended college at the University of Michigan, earning a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He then attended medical school at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, where he graduated as an inductee to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Following medical school, Dr. Gorin completed a general surgery internship, urology residency, and fellowship in endoscopic and minimally invasive urology at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Gorin is an internationally recognized expert on the use of molecular imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of urologic malignancies. He is also widely recognized for his work developing novel methods for performing MRI-guided transperineal prostate biopsy and focal ablative treatments for prostate cancer. As a fellowship-trained endourologist, Dr. Gorin’s clinical practice primarily focuses on caring for patients with kidney stones, lower urinary tract symptoms, and prostate cancer.
Dr. Gorin has published over 300 articles in peer-reviewed journals with collaborators from around the world. Additionally, he has contributed to multiple medical textbooks, including chapters in Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, The 5-Minute Urology Consult, and Gray’s Anatomy. In July 2022, Dr. Gorin was selected to serve as Editor-in-Chief of BJUI Compass, the open-access companion journal to the BJU International. Dr. Gorin also serves on the editorial boards of several other journals, including UROLOGY (the Gold Journal), Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, and the World Journal of Urology. Dr. Gorin has received numerous honors and awards for his scholarly work, including the Drs. Carl and Barbara Alving Endowed Award for Outstanding Biomedical Research from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the William F. Rienhoff, Jr., M.D. Scholar Award from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
