Destroying Liver Tumors Without Surgery

Imagine treating a complex liver tumor without making a single surgical incision.Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center recently became 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. In this episode of Meaningful Medicine, we sit down with Dr. David Sindram, a hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon at Novant Health Cancer Institute. He breaks down how this remarkable technology works, why it represents such a massive breakthrough in cancer care, and how it is delivering renewed hope to patients and their families.Learn more about Dr. Sindram