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Benefits of Ablatherm® HIFU
What are the Benefits of Ablatherm® HIFU?
The treatment of localized prostate cancer with High Intensity
Focused Ultrasound has many advantages:
- Destruction of the cancerous tissue with no incident of injury
to the rectum since parameters were updated in 2002.
- Patient does not undergo any radiation exposure.
- No hospital stay is required.
- Treatment is performed under spinal anesthesia.
- Treatment can be repeated if necessary.
- Other therapeutic alternatives can be considered in case
of incomplete results.
- Ablatherm® HIFU can be used for the treatment of local
recurrences (i.e. after external beam radiotherapy).
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