High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound Therapy for Prostatic Tumors: Anaesthesiologists Perspective

High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound Therapy for Prostatic Tumors: Anaesthesiologists Perspective 


Authored by Shagun Bhatia Shah

High intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) is a fairly recent and excellent addition to the armamentarium of minimally invasive surgical therapy. It causes thermal ablation of targeted diseased tissue through intense local heat generation without affecting the intervening healthy tissue. It is a promising advancement in onco-surgery with the potential to revolutionize carcinoma prostate therapy.

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