Maryse, Maybe we're talking about different procedures. I was referring to ultrasound ablation, which, as I understand it, can destroy tumors and could be used for procedures like pallidotomy. Kathleen On 24 September 2011 05:21, mschild <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I don't think so. In this procedure, tissue is destroyed. > > > it always is but they donīt have to open which recuces infection risk > > maryse > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn