Breast cancer, liquid nitrogen as a cryogen to avoid surgery: first ‘cryoablation’ operation at the San Bonifacio hospital

VERONA. It was completed successfully yesterday (Friday 15 November) on primo intervention Of tumor cryoablation to the breast under ultrasound guidance to the hospital Fracastoro di San Bonifacio. It is, experts explain dell’Ulss 9 Scaligeraof one alternative technique at the surgery That exploit the cold to remove the breast nodules.

An innovation Of great scopesays the manager of the Breast Unit of Ulss 9 Giovanna Romanucciboth for the effectiveness of treatment that for its little invasiveness: “We are happy to have introduced this innovation treatment technique to the advantage of our patients. Thank you Andos Odv – Committee of Verona for the generous donation. The first operation was successful and the patient was very satisfied to have performed the treatment without scars visible”.

The procedure is part of the “treatment project for multiple fibroadenomas of the breast with technique of cryoablation”, which he uses nitrogen liquid come cryogenic to avoid surgery in the operating room and multiple scars to patients affected by this pathologyselect with one approach multidisciplinary in collaboration with the Uosd of Surgery Senologydirected by the doctor Chiara Benassuti.

“I advantages of this procedure – says Ulss 9 – they are multiple: first of all, the cryosonde allow a treatment extensive in case of injuries large in size o di injuries multiple. Furthermore, there is no need to resort to anesthesia general but only that localeand the Freddo intense acts as natural anesthetic That desensitizes the treated area. The treatment, Safe, effective e little invasiveit can be done in clinic and allows the recovery immediate of the patients’ activity just after a quarter of an hour. The whole thing without cuts, suture o scars visible that they can alter the appearance e aesthetics of the breast”.

The new procedure was also made possible thanks to the financial donation of Andos Odv – Verona Committee.