... addition to advanced endoscopic and laproscopic surgery techniques, a new method that requires only the entrance of a single needle into the body has been developed for the treatment of tumors, kidney stones, and other abnormal tissues. Rather than cut open a patient's chest or abdomen, doctors can now insert a slender needle through the skin and destroy the tissue with heat, cold, or alcohol ... ...

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