Cryoablation for Prostate Cancer

The precision made possible by percutaneous cryosurgery is ideal for treating some prostate cancers, in which the target site is tightly confined and surrounded by nerves that affect urinary control and erectile function. 

View an animated video of a prostate cryoablation procedure

Who is a candidate for prostate cancer cryosurgery?

Percutaneous cryosurgery is suitable for patients with localized cancer that is confined to the prostate and is regarded as an effective alternative to radiation therapy. Because it is difficult, even with multiple cryoprobes, to completely freeze a prostate larger than 50 centimeters, physicians may recommend that a patient with an enlarged prostate undergo a course of hormonal therapy to reduce the gland's size before considering cryosurgery. 

Leading-edge therapy 

In addition to percutaneous cryoablation for prostate cancer, our highly skilled urologists also offer these ablative treatments for benign prostate enlargement:

• Button plasma vaporization of the benign prostate
• Simple robot-assisted prostatectomy for enlarged prostate

Ablative Oncology Center urologists and interventional radiologists use the most advanced and least invasive technologies and methods to treat cancer. As one of the first multidisciplinary ablative oncology centers in the nation—and the only one in Orange County—the center offers patients leading-edge therapies delivered by highly skilled teams of surgeons, nurses, technicians and other medical professionals at UC Irvine Medical Center.

The center's physicians are affiliated with UC Irvine's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Orange County, and UC Irvine's Robotic Oncology Center.

They also are actively engaged in research at Orange County's only university medical center, patients also have access to innovative treatments through clinical trials before they are available to the general public. Learn more about clinical trials ›

For more information about ablative prostate therapies or to make an appointment, please contact us at 714-456-7005.