Who’s Not Suitable for Salvage Prostate Cancer Cryosurgery?
Patients with a life expectancy of less than 10 years are commonly given hormone therapy to help control the size of the prostate or watchful waiting prostate cancer treatment options. Patients who are at high-risk for complications or failure include those who underwent a previous transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Radiation failure patients who have undergone prior TURP should not be considered candidates for cryotherapy unless they are willing to accept the significant risk of total urinary incontinence. What to Expect Before, During, and After the Cryotherapy Procedure The process of salvage cryotherapy ablation treatment is similar to primary cryotherapy treatment, with only minor differences. After radiation therapy, tissue around the prostate is affected and has limited healing ability. To prevent further damage, cryosurgery freezing must be stopped once the edge of the iceball has reached the capsule of the prostate. As a result, the target temperature of negative
