Cryosurgery as an Option for the Treatment of Vascular Lesions of the Oral Cavity

Cryosurgery is a treatment modality consisting in the destruction of tissue by the application of extremely low temperatures. This causes irreversible damage to cellular metabolism, leading to tissue destruction within minutes, a mechanism that may be beneficial when used in diseased tissues. Becaus...

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Main Authors: Pedro Thalles Bernardo de Carvalho Nogueira, Mariana Maria Castro Jatobá Remigio, Andreza Maria Correia de Queiroz, Andréia Aparecida da Silva, José Rodrigues Laureano Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8529016