Surgery is among the most common treatments for treating cancer. Surgery is however a painful process. In recent times, with 3D visualization, minimally invasive technique, and fast recovery robotic surgeries, this idea has been transformed completely. Taking this idea forward, Narayana Health, Kolkata introduced Renal Tumour Consortium & Next Generation Cryoablation Technology installation for advanced treatment in Cancer Care.

A press meet was organized to announce this technology. It was graced by Dr. Shuvro Roy Choudhury, Chief of Interventional & Endovascular radiology, Dr. Satyadip Mukherjee, Consultant- Robotic Surgery, Uro- Oncology, Dr. Tarun Jindal, Senior consultant of oncology, Robotic Surgery, Uro- Oncology, Dr. Vivek Agarwal, Director & Senior Consultant- Dept of Medical Oncology and Haemato-oncology, Dr. Chandrakanth M.V, Consultant- Dept of Medical Oncology and Haemato-oncology.

Due to increasing imaging, the tumors are often detected at a smaller size before any presenting symptoms. In surgical practice, this change had prompted a shift from the removal of the whole kidney to removing part of the kidney, known as partial nephrectomy.

There has been the development of interventional therapies, particularly for the smaller kidney tumors, whereby these tumors are successfully cured through a pinhole called radiofrequency or microwave ablation. The newest technique available now is the needle-based micro-invasive treatment of small kidney tumors, called cryoablation, a technique that freezes cancer in its tracts.

Cryoablation offers minimally invasive, scarless, and pain-free treatment of small renal tumors. It causes minimal damage to surrounding normal kidney tissue and preservation of kidney function. This state-of-the-art treatment is now available at NH Kolkata. This technology uses Liquid Nitrogen to create an iceball to kill the tumor which subsequently regresses over time.

This newly installed cryoablation system can be used for the treatment of benign breast fibroadenoma without any scars, treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors and will be offered across the NH Network. Patients can go home within a day without scars and rapidly resume normal activities.

Priyanka Dutta