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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Dimethylether/propane is an organic substance used as a refrigerant in a new cryodelivery system marketed for the treatment of warts. The objective was first to determine the temperatures achieved by this delivery system, both at the end of the applicator and in the tissues and, second, to compare with liquid nitrogen delivered via standard cryospray equipment (CryAC). Temperature probes were used to measure temperature 1 mm below the epidermis of pig trotters after freezing with the two delivery systems for 20 and 40 s. After freezing with dimethylether/propane, results showed tissue temperatures were 3 degrees C at 20 s and 0 degree C at 40 s. Freezing with liquid nitrogen achieved -20 degrees C at 20 s and -57 degrees C at 40 s. It was concluded that dimethylether/propane does not achieve tissue temperatures below 0 degree C and is not recommended in the use of malignant or premalignant lesions.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-8380
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
An organic refrigerant for cryosurgery: fact or fiction?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't