| Literature DB >> 3898727 |
E Hitchcock, M G Sotelo, M C Kim.
Abstract
Stereotactic pontine spinothalamic tractotomy was performed on eight patients with severe pain due to malignancy. The procedure enables high levels of analgesia to be obtained with less risk of respiratory and micturition disorders than percutaneous or open cordotomy.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3898727 DOI: 10.1007/bf01402302
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien) ISSN: 0001-6268 Impact factor: 2.216