[Certain results of the use of hypothermia and cryogenic surgery in obstetrics and gynecology].
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An autonomous dermatological applicator is proposed for cryological destruction of pathologically altered sections of the skin. It is equipped with a set of interchangeable tips permitting it to treat different areas of the skin. The temperature and the force of contact of the tip with the tissue are adjustable. As a refrigerant liquid nitrogen is made use of.
For local congelation of pathologically altered sections of the tissue the design of an earlier devised cryosprayer has been improved. The newly constructed model is convenient in handling, reliable in operation, has low weight and overall dimensions and ensures good visual view of the operation field. The new model of the cryosprayer is recommended for use in the stomatological practice, for treatment precarcinous affections of the buccal mucosa and dental pulp.
Two units with different refrigerants and cooling temperature are recommended for treating various gynecological affections by the method of cryodestruction of pathological changes in the cervical tissue and the uterine mucosa. In these liquid nitrogen, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide are employed as refrigerants.
A technique of cryosurgical removal of extra- and intracerebral tumours of the hemispheres of the brain was developed. The employed cryosurgical device was provided with a cryoprobe featuring an instrument fixed in a handle and having a vacuum-insulated line of supply and removal of the cold-carrying agent (liquid nitrogen). The separation of the tumour from the surrounding brain tissue and the control of haemorrhage from the cerebral vessels was performed with the aid of a cryocoagulator connected with the cryosurgical device. An analysis of 64 cryosurgical interventions demonstrated that the employment of the cryosurgical method helps to prevent cerebrovascular disorders, and to decrease the degree of brain oedema-swelling.