OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES
Seven patients who had intractable pain of the pelvis and lower extremities were scheduled for cordotomy of the spinothalamic tracts after preliminary investigations. In three patients laminectomy was performed, to approach the anterior portion of the spinal cord, anil in the rest anterior cordotomy...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1996-06-01
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| author | Sheikhrezai A. Tabatabai A Hussain Khan Z. |
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| description | Seven patients who had intractable pain of the pelvis and lower extremities were scheduled for cordotomy of the spinothalamic tracts after preliminary investigations. In three patients laminectomy was performed, to approach the anterior portion of the spinal cord, anil in the rest anterior cordotomy was performed with anterior disectomy under direct vision of the spinal cord. It appears that anterior approach is an alternative technicque for anterior cordotomy in some patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-934a4fa355f048fd8d7dd25f1cc7e5a02022-12-22T02:40:01ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251996-06-01341-24648OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASESSheikhrezaiA.TabatabaiA Hussain KhanZ.Seven patients who had intractable pain of the pelvis and lower extremities were scheduled for cordotomy of the spinothalamic tracts after preliminary investigations. In three patients laminectomy was performed, to approach the anterior portion of the spinal cord, anil in the rest anterior cordotomy was performed with anterior disectomy under direct vision of the spinal cord. It appears that anterior approach is an alternative technicque for anterior cordotomy in some patients.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/4972.pdf&manuscript_id=4972Cordotomyintractable painspinothalamic tract |
| spellingShingle | Sheikhrezai A. Tabatabai A Hussain Khan Z. OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES Acta Medica Iranica Cordotomy intractable pain spinothalamic tract |
| title | OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES |
| title_full | OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES |
| title_fullStr | OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES |
| title_full_unstemmed | OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES |
| title_short | OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES |
| title_sort | open anterior cordotomy as a possible technique for pain relief in cancer patient an experience with seven cases |
| topic | Cordotomy intractable pain spinothalamic tract |
| url | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/4972.pdf&manuscript_id=4972 |
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