Cutaneous Cryosurgery

Richard P. Usatine, MD, FAAFP is a professor of dermatology and cutaneous surgery, family and community medicine, and medical director of the Skin Clinic at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.Daniel L. Stulberg, MD, FAAFP, is a professor of family and community medicine and director of preceptorship programs at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.Graham B. Colver, BM, BCh, MA, DM, MRCP, FRCP(Ed), is a consultant dermatologist at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

• Introduction: History, Biology, Physics, and Cryogens. Use in Clinical Practice. Liquid Nitrogen Equipment. Equipment for Other Agents. Techniques. Preparation, Consent, Documentation, and Aftercare. Evidence for Cryosurgery in Practice. Benign Lesions. Premalignant Lesions. Malignant Lesions. Side Effects and Complications. Appendix A: Coding and Billing Pearls. Appendix B: Methods of Learning. Appendix C: Dermoscopy.

"The book focuses on the proper techniques for applying liquid nitrogen, how to minimize damage to the unaffected surrounding skin, recommended margins of freezing, lesions amenable to freezing, and potential complications. A section discusses the results of clinical studies employing cryosurgery." —Patricia Wong, MD, Stanford University Medical Center for Doody's Review Service"Despite the seemingly small size of the volume, it is full of information and recommendations that even the seasoned cryosurgeon will find helpful …It can be recommended to both the dermatologist in training and in practice."— Lawrence Charles Parish, MD, MD (Hon) in SKINmed