Novant Health Now Offers New, Noninvasive Technique to Treat Liver Tumors

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Written by Andrea Cooper.

Imagine cancer surgery with no scalpel and with promising patient outcomes. It’s arrived at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. 

Forsyth is 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. Patients typically return home the same day or the following day.

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