TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 246. Cryosurgery and Electrosurgery
A1  - Vujevich, Justin J.
A1  - Goldberg, Leonard H.
A2  - Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2  - Katz, Stephen I.
A2  - Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2  - Paller, Amy S.
A2  - Leffell, David J.
A2  - Wolff, Klaus
PY  - 2012
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
AB  - Cryosurgery  refers  to  the  use  of  extreme  cold  to  destroy  cells  of  abnormal  or  diseased  tissue.  The  earliest  use  of  a  cold  refrigerant  in  medicine  is  attributed  to  White,  a  New  York  dermatologist,  in  1899.1,2  Using  a  cotton-tipped  applicator  dipped  into  liquefied  air,  he  successfully  treated  warts,  nevi,  and  precancerous  and  cancerous  lesions.  In  1907,  Whitehouse,  another  New  York  dermatologist,  reported  the  utilization  of  the  spray  method  in  the  cryosurgical  treatment  of  skin  cancers.3  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56106633
ER  -