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Ablative Therapies

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Ablative therapies consist of high intensity focused ultrasound, cryotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, irreversible electroporation and laser. They aim to treat urological cancers effectively while minimising side effects compared to those of radical surgery. However, long-term data on their oncological efficacy is lacking.

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  1. Reddy D, Peters M, Shah TT, et al. Cancer control outcomes following focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound in 1379 men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer: a multi-institute 15-year experience. Eur Urol. 2022;81(4):407–13.

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  3. Salagierski M, Wojciechowska A, Zając K, et al. The role of ablation and minimally invasive techniques in the Management of Small Renal Masses. Eur Urol Oncol. 2018;1(5):395–402.

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  1. Imperial College London (ICL), Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

    Nikhil Mayor & Taimur T. Shah

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  1. Northern Care Alliance, Salford Care Organisation, Manchester, UK

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  2. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK

    Dora Moon

  3. Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool, UK

    Benjamin Starmer

  4. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK

    Steve Payne

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Mayor, N., Shah, T.T. (2023). Ablative Therapies. In: Tolofari, S., Moon, D., Starmer, B., Payne, S. (eds) Imaging and Technology in Urology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26058-2_76

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