Cryotherapy as a method of treating diseases of the pancreas

Abstract

The problem of treating diseases of the pancreas remains highly relevant. Despite the large arsenal of methods of surgical treatment of this pathology, even the introduction of endoscopic, minimally invasive and organpreserving technologies does not allow us to speak unambiguously about solving the problem. The high incidence of acute and chronic forms of pancreatitis, the frequent occurrence of malignant neoplasms of the pancreas, in which it is not possible to carry out radical operations, determined the need for the use of cryosurgical technologies both for open interventions on the pancreas and for laparoscopic operations. In an experiment on animals, the effectiveness of the use of ultra-low temperatures in the pathology of the pancreas was proved. The developed methods of cryotherapy began to be used in the clinic not only as independent surgical interventions, but also in combined operations with good immediate and long-term results.