The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 5 , Pages 1993-2004, November 2008

Best Practice Statement on Cryosurgery for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer

  • Richard J. Babaian (Chair)

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    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Endocare and Gen-Probe.
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  • Bryan Donnelly (Facilitator)

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    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Endocare.
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  • Duke Bahn
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  • John G. Baust

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    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Galil Medical.
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  • Martin Dineen

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    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Endocare, Abbeymoor Medical Inc., Mentor, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, GTX, National Cancer Institute, Amgen, Oakwood Pharmaceuticals, Duramed, Ce3-ION, Tap Pharmaceuticals, Wilex, EDAP Pharmaceuticals, AngioDynamic, Inc., Panacea, Aeterna Zentaris, OrthoMcNeil/Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer.
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  • David Ellis

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  • Aaron Katz

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  • Louis Pisters

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  • Daniel Rukstalis
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  • Katsuto Shinohara
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  • J. Brantley Thrasher

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.

published online 25 September 2008.

Key Words: cryosurgery, cryotherapy, freezing, prostate, prostatic neoplasms

Abbreviations and Acronyms: ASTRO, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, AUA, American Urological Association, BPS, Best Practice Statement, CN/P, cryoneedle/cryoprobe placement, EBRT, external beam radiation therapy, ED, erectile dysfunction, HRQL, health-related quality of life, PGC, Practice Guidelines Committee, PSA, prostate specific antigen, RP, radical prostatectomy, SV, seminal vesicle, TRUS, transrectal ultrasound, TUR, transurethral resection, U. S., United States

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 See Editorial on page 1882.

 Editor's Note: This article is the first of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 2266 and 2267.

PII: S0022-5347(08)02017-X

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2008.07.108

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  • Cryosurgery for Prostate Cancer , 17 September 2008

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The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 5 , Pages 1993-2004, November 2008

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