OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES

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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Main Authors: Sheikhrezai, A., Tabatabai, A Hussain Khan, Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1996-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Cordotomy
intractable pain
spinothalamic tract
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