"Cryosurgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of freezing as a special surgical technique to destroy or excise tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D003452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.014.180
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryosurgery- Cryosurgery
- Cryosurgeries
- Cryoablation
- Cryoablations
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cryosurgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cryosurgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryosurgery" by people in Profiles.
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Feasibility and Safety of 1.1-mm Cryobiopsy for Acute Rejection Surveillance in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Comparative Study and Review of the Literature. Pulm Med. 2026; 2026(1):e3558336.
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Breaking the Ice: Are Online Patient Educational Materials on Breast Cryoablation Readable and Understandable? J Breast Imaging. 2025 Oct 28; 7(5):564-575.
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Immediate Leg Mobilization is Feasible After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using Large Vascular Access Sheaths (Pulsed Field and Cryoballoon Ablation). J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 10; 36(10):2539-2543.
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Routine prostate biopsies not needed after cryotherapy if surveillance MRI is normal. BJU Int. 2025 Sep; 136(3):447-451.
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Gallbladder Cryoablation for Calculous Cholecystitis Initially Treated with Percutaneous Drainage: A Prospective Trial in High-Risk Patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 07; 36(7):1114-1119.
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Safety of Ablation Within the Coronary Venous Sinus in Pediatric Patients. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 04; 36(4):848-854.
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Regional Anesthesia and Surgical Volume in Children Undergoing Nuss Repair: A Multicenter Review. J Surg Res. 2025 01; 305:190-196.
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Robotic totally endoscopic Cryo-Maze ablation under ventricular fibrillatory arrest. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 12 02; 2024.
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Prostate ablation for the management of localized prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2025 03; 43(3):194.e9-194.e17.
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Five-year Oncologic Outcomes Following Primary Partial Gland Cryo-ablation Prospective Cohort Study of Men With Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology. 2025 02; 196:189-195.