Louis Krane, MD presented “Is It Cold in Here? Focal Cryoablation for Prostate Cancer” during the 2023 Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy symposium on November 10, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.
How to cite: Krane, Louis “Is It Cold in Here? Focal Cryoablation for Prostate Cancer” November, 2023. Accessed Aug 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/is-it-cold-in-here-focal-cryoablation-for-prostate-cancer/
Is It Cold in Here? Focal Cryoablation for Prostate Cancer – Summary
Louis Krane, MD, explores the efficacy and clinical outcomes of focal cryoablation as a treatment for prostate cancer, emphasizing the procedure’s precision and its role in contemporary prostate cancer management.
Dr. Krane reviews the focal cryoablation technique, which allows for targeted treatment of cancerous regions within the prostate while minimizing collateral damage to essential structures such as the urethra, bladder neck, and neurovascular bundles. He also reviews patient selection criteria. Dr. Krane presents data indicating favorable rates of biochemical recurrence-free survival, with cryoablation offering a comparable efficacy to traditional treatments.
Further, Dr. Krane addresses the technical advancements that have enhanced the precision and safety of cryoablation, including the development of better imaging techniques and temperature monitoring systems.
Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy (FOCAL) is an outstanding program on prostate imaging, transperineal interventions, and ablative treatments for prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Bringing together community-based, academic, and industry partners, FOCAL offers lectures by world-renowned faculty and hands-on training workshops on in-office transperineal interventions, fusion-guided prostate ablation and state-of-the-art BPH management with novel technologies.
