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Destroying Liver Tumors Without Surgery
Imagine treating a complex liver tumor without making a single surgical incision.
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center recently became the first hospital in the Carolinas to offer histotripsy, a noninvasive method to destroy liver tumors without surgery. The technique uses high-intensity ultrasound waves to shatter tumor cells while minimizing damage to surrounding tissues.
In this episode of Meaningful Medicine, we sit down with Dr. David Sindram, a hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon at Novant Health Cancer Institute. He breaks down how this remarkable technology works, why it represents such a…
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