Sharp Memorial Hospital became the first hospital in San Diego to offer histotripsy, a noninvasive cancer treatment for liver tumors that can greatly improve patients’ quality of life.
According to Dr. Hamed Aryafar, an interventional radiologist affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital, histotripsy is typically easier on the body than many traditional treatments.
It is an outpatient procedure that requires no surgery or radiation, and patients often return to normal activities quickly…