[The treatment of villous tumors of the rectum by cryosurgery. A report of 10 cases (author's transl)].

A study of 10 cases of villous tumors treated by cryosurgery shows that this is a simple, benign, and conservative method which can be repeated if need be. It is possible to associate this method with other methods, in particular radiotherapy. The first results obtained suggest that cryosurgery can take its place amongst all the other non-invasive methods but requires, like them, a careful and continuous surveillance of the result which involves repeated endoscopy. The follow up time and the number of patients involved is not large enough to state definitely its long term efficacy but the results of this series are encouraging and optimistic for the future use of this method.