Medtronic Osteocool

Innovative treatment of painful bone metastases at IASO Thessalias

IASO Thessalias   consistently continues to secure state-of-the-art medical equipment for the fight against cancer. It is the only private hospital in Northern Greece, which invested in the market of OsteoCool. By using OsteoCool we achieve pioneering treatment, which contributes decisively to the destruction of bone metastases and the relief of accompanying pain, while preventing the further development of metastases to the bones.

The formation of metastases in various places concerns the bones and spine in approximately half of the cases. For patients, this often implies the appearance of pain, resulting in reduced mobility and deterioration of the quality of life, the inability to care for oneself. As a tumor grows in a bone, the chances of a painful fracture and accompanying neurological complications increase from the pressure exerted by the tumor on the spinal canal. With the innovative OsteoCool RF thermal ablation therapy, the tissue of the metastatic bone lesion can be destroyed in a precise manner. The aim of the treatment is to relieve pain and stop the further development of the metastatic lesion. The procedure is minimally invasive, is carried out with local anesthesia and intravenous sedation and is practically addressed to all categories of oncological patients.