Dermatological Cryosurgery and Cryotherapy

Part I. History

1. The History of Dermatologic Cryosurgery
William Abramovits

Part II. Physics

2. Principles of Cryoablation
John G. Baust, Andrew A. Gage, John M. Baust

3. Cryogens
William Abramovits

4. The Effect of Cold Temperatures on Biological Systems
Jeunghwan Choi, Saravana B. Kumar, Silvia Jiang-Hughes, John C. Bischof

5. Mechanism of Cellular Damage from Cryosurgery
Carlos Horacio Gonzalez Rojas

6. Effects of Cold Temperature on the Skin
Kenneth R. Diller, Sepideh Khoshnevis, Matthew Brothers

Part III. Immunology

7. Immunology
Michael Scott Sabel

Part IV. Equipment

8. Equipment
William Abramovits

9. In-Office Generators
C. Lee Asplund

10. Storage Units/Dewars
William Abramovits, Ana M. Prato-Guia

11. Withdrawal Devices
Carmen I. Hernandez Lara

12. Stands/Roller Bases
Alba G. Quiñones

13. Gloves and Aprons
William Abramovits

14. Delivery Systems
William Abramovits

15. Dispensing Units (Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, etc.)
William Abramovits

16. Thermos/Vacuum-Insulated Bottles/Flasks
William Abramovits

17. Cups
William Abramovits

18. Tips
William Abramovits

19. Cotton/Rayon Tipped Applicators
William Abramovits

20. Sprayers
William Abramovits

21. Open Cones
Carmen I. Hernandez Lara

22. Closed Probes
William Abramovits

23. Cryochambers
William Abramovits

24. Cryoneedles (for Extra and Intra-lesional Use)
William Abramovits

25. Miscellaneous (Adaptors, Extensions, Protectors, Tubing, etc.)
William Abramovits

26. Cryotweezers
William Abramovits

27. Other Delivery Systems
William Abramovits

28. Tissue Temperature Monitors
William Abramovits

29. Monitorization Instrumentation with Ultrasound
William Abramovits

30. MRI/CAT Scanners
William Abramovits

31. Confocal Microscopes
William Abramovits

Part V. Therapeutic Principles and Techniques

32. Therapeutic Principles and Techniques
Gloria F. Graham, Sara Moradi Tuchayi

33. Patient Selection and Related Contraindications
Gloria F. Graham, Sara Moradi Tuchayi

34. Lesion Selection and Related Contraindications
Manisha J. Patel, Alice He, Gloria F. Graham

35. Method and Equipment Selection
Gloria F. Graham, Sara Moradi Tuchayi

36. Cryosurgeon Selection
Gloria F. Graham

Part VI. Methods

37. Spray
Gloria F. Graham

38. Cotton Tipped Application
Renata Strumia

39. Segmental and Fractional Cryotherapy
Renata Strumia

40. Cryopeeling
Janyana M. D. Deonizio

41. Cryo-massage
Renata Strumia

42. Controlled Cold Induced Lipolysis
Jennifer Peterson, Suzanne Bruce

43. Solid Carbon Dioxide: Usage in Slush or Block Form as Therapeutic Agent in Dermatology
Harold J. Brody

Part VII. Results

44. Expected Events
Christopher M. Scott, Gloria F. Graham, Ronald R. Lubritz

45. Evolution of the Cryo-lesion
Christopher M. Scott, Gloria F. Graham, Ronald R. Lubritz

46. Recovery
Christopher M. Scott, Gloria F. Graham, Ronald R. Lubritz

47. Adverse Events
Christopher M. Scott, Ronald R. Lubritz, Gloria F. Graham

48. Acute Complications
Christopher M. Scott, Gloria F. Graham, Ronald R. Lubritz

49. Chronic Complications
Gloria F. Graham, Christopher M. Scott, Ronald R. Lubritz

50. Prevention and Management of Complications
Christopher M. Scott, Ronald R. Lubritz, Gloria F. Graham

Part VIII. Cryosurgery in Special Populations

51. The Management of the Pediatric Patient and Adolescent During Skin Cryosurgery
Nir Gal Or, Yaron Har-Shai

52. Special Populations
William Abramovits, Kimberly Dawn Vincent

53. Cutaneous Lesions of HIV-Positive Patients
Ann M. John, Heather M. Holahan, Robert A. Schwartz

Part IX. Special Indications and Contraindications

54. Special Indications and Contraindications
Yaron Har-Shai

55. Aesthetic/Cosmetic Cryosurgery
Oliverio Welsh, Esperanza C. Welsh, Jesús Alberto Cárdenas

56. Palliative Cryosurgery
Divya Sharma, Robert A. Schwartz, William Abramovits

57. Oral Mucous Membrane Cryosurgery
Carlos Horacio Gonzalez Rojas

58. Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Eye Area
Bobby L. Limmer

59. Cryosurgery for External Ear Pathology
Carlos Horacio Gonzalez Rojas

60. Cryosurgery of the Nose
Marcial Oquendo, William Abramovits, Alba G. Quiñones

Part X. Cryosurgery in Combinations

61. Combination Cryosurgery
Michael Thomas Jennings, William Abramovits

Part XI. Cryosurgical Treatment of Benign Skin Conditions

62. Acne
Gloria F. Graham, Sara Moradi Tuchayi

63. Alopecia
Renata Strumia

64. Angiokeratoma
Stephanie Saxton-Daniels

65. Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia
Stephanie Saxton-Daniels

66. Callosities, Corns, Clavi, Tylomata
Renata Strumia

67. Cryosurgery of Plantar Lesions
Michelle A. Nguyen, Jennifer Krejci-Manwaring, Bobby L. Limmer

68. Cheilitis and Miscellaneous Benign Lip Lesions
Marcia Ramos-e-Silva, Cleide Eiko Ishida, Stella Ramos-e-Silva

69. Chromoblastomycosis
Ted Rosen, Alexandro Bonifaz, Leonel Fierro-Arias, Amelia Peniche-Castellanos, Denisse Vázquez-González

70. Clear Cell Acanthoma
Jacqueline Guidry, Ted Rosen

71. Condyloma Acuminatum (Genital Warts)
Renata Strumia

72. Dermatofibroma
Renata Strumia

73. Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra
Neiraja Gnaneswaran, Eshini Perera, Shobhan Manoharan

74. Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa
Luciana Samorano, Eugênio Raul de Almeida Pimentel, Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico

75. Epidermal Nevi
Antonios Panagiotopoulos

76. Fibrous Papules of the Nose
Renata Strumia

77. Granuloma Annulare
Renata Strumia

78. Granuloma Faciale
Basil Patel, Robert A. Schwartz, William Abramovits, Kimberly Dawn Vincent

79. Granuloma Fissuratum
Renata Strumia

80. Hemangiomas
William Abramovits, Kimberly Dawn Vincent

81. Herpes Simplex
Renata Strumia

82. Post-herpetic Neuralgia
Jacqueline Guidry, Ted Rosen

83. Hyperkeratosis of the Nipple and Areola
Christina M. Ring, Robert A. Schwartz

84. Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis
Prasad Kumarasinghe

85. Cryosurgical Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
Christos C. Zouboulis, Yaron Har-Shai, Constantin E. Orfanos

86. Intralesional Cryosurgery for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids
Yaron Har-Shai, Christos C. Zouboulis

87. Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Stefano Veraldi, Ermira Çuka, Fabrizio Vaira

88. Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Calogero Pagliarello, Giuseppe Fabrizi, Claudio Feliciani, Sergio Nuzzo

89. Leishmaniasis
Antonio Rondón Lugo

90. Lentigo and Solar Lentigines
Leon Neumann

91. Lichen Planus
Heather M. Holahan, Robert A. Schwartz

92. Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
Hee Jin Kim, Robert A. Schwartz

93. Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Renata Strumia

94. Lupus, Discoid
Martina Brandner, Angelika Klein-Theyer

95. Lymphangioma Circumscriptum
Jessica Alexis Savas, Gloria F. Graham

96. Lymphocytoma Cutis
Hee Jin Kim, Brian W. Lee, Robert A. Schwartz

97. Molluscum Contagiosum
Chante Karimkhani, Lindsay N. Boyers, Ryan Gamble, Robert P. Dellavalle

98. Milia en Plaque
Giuseppe Noto

99. Digital Mucoid Cysts
Alba G. Quiñones

100. Nevus Sebaceus
Marc Zachary Handler, Robert A. Schwartz

101. Orf
Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Kristian Eichelmann

102. Pearly Penile Papules
Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Kristian Eichelmann

103. Porokeratosis of Mibelli
Selçuk Özyurt, Tuğrul Dereli

104. Porokeratosis, Linear
Renata Strumia

105. Cryosurgery for Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis
Vijay Vanchinathan, Robert A. Schwartz

106. Cryosurgery for Psoriasis
Mohammad-Ali Yazdani Abyaneh, Robert Griffith, Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, Keyvan Nouri

107. Prurigo Nodularis
Renata Strumia

108. Cryosurgery for Pruritus Ani
Parmvir Singh, Robert A. Schwartz

109. Pyogenic Granuloma
Renata Strumia

110. Rhinophyma
Renata Strumia

111. Rosacea
Renata Strumia

112. Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
Ann M. John, Brian W. Lee, Robert A. Schwartz

113. Seborrheic Keratosis
Kimberly Dawn Vincent, William Abramovits

114. Acrochordons (Skin Tags)
Kimberly Dawn Vincent, William Abramovits

115. Steatocystoma Multiplex
Renata Strumia

116. Syringoma
Renata Strumia

117. Sebaceous Gland Hyperplasia
Rivka C. Stone, Robert A. Schwartz

118. Cryosurgery for Tattoo Removal
Christina M. Ring, Philip J. Cohen

119. Tick Removal with Liquid Nitrogen
Mira Pavlovic

120. The Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Carmelo Schepis

121. Venous Lakes
Renata Strumia

122. Cryosurgery of Common Warts
Noah Scheinfeld

123. Cryosurgery for Verruca Palmaris
Nancy S. Handler, Marc Zachary Handler, Robert A. Schwartz

124. Verruca Plana (Flat Viral Warts)
Renata Strumia

125. Verruca Filiformis (Filiform Wart)
Renata Strumia

126. Cryosurgery for Xanthomas
Parmvir Singh, Marc Zachary Handler, Robert A. Schwartz

Part XII. Pre-malignant and Malignant Skin Conditions

127. Cryosurgery for Premalignant and Malignant Skin Conditions
Parmvir Singh, Rivka C. Stone, Robert A. Schwartz, Giuseppe Micali

128. Actinic Keratosis
Leonard H. Goldberg, Diane Trieu, Anna Drosou

129. Bowenoid Papulosis
Thomas J. Jasterzbski, Robert A. Schwartz

130. Basal Cell Carcinoma
Eshini Perera, Rodney Sinclair

131. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Gloria F. Graham, Sara Moradi Tuchayi

132. Verrucous Carcinoma (Oral)
Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico, Silvia Vanessa Lourenço

133. Kaposi Sarcoma
Renata Strumia

134. Keratoacanthoma
Renata Strumia

135. Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma
Ann M. John, Shilpa Agarwal, Robert A. Schwartz

136. Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
Raymond Cornelison

137. Malignant Melanoma
Pedro Redondo

138. Leukoplakia
Marcia Ramos-e-Silva, Cleide Eiko Ishida, Stella Ramos-e-Silva

139. Lymphoma
Patricia L. Myskowski

140. Chronic Radiodermatitis
Francesco Feletti, Renata Strumia

Part XIII. Socioeconomic Issues

141. Cryosurgery for Non-melanoma Skin Cancer: A Cost Analysis
Howard W. Rogers

142. A Photographic Walk in Veterinary Cryosurgery
Bobby L. Limmer

Part XIV. The Future of Cryosurgery

143. The Future of Cryosurgery
William Abramovits

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