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Cordotomy

2019
Vikas K. Parmar, Daniel K. Resnick
exaly   +2 more sources

Percutaneous Cordotomy

Journal of Neurosurgery, 1971
The essentials for performing a safe and satisfactory percutaneous cordotomy are: (1) a suitable type of pain in a patient without respiratory hazard, (2) a very fine electrode, (3) contrast visualization of the dentate ligament, (4) electrical stimulation before lesion making, (5) slow increase in strength of the lesion-making current, (6) careful ...
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A comparison of two endoscopic posterior cordotomy techniques: Laser cordotomy vs diathermy‐assisted cordotomy

Clinical Otolaryngology, 2017
ObjectivesTo compare respiratory function, swallowing and voice quality of bilateral abductor vocal fold paralysis (BAVFP) patients undergoing laser and diathermy‐assisted posterior cordotomy.DesignProspective study.SettingTertiary academic hospital.ParticipantsThirty patients were included in the study (groups 1 and 2, 15 patients each).
K. Ozturk   +6 more
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Percutaneous Cordotomy for Pain

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1966
Percutaneous cordotomy is a technically safe and simple method of performing spinothalamic tractotomy. It is ideally suited to the patient with normal lung function who has unilateral pain due to cancer. With some modifications and reservations, it may be recommended for patients with bilateral pain or with pain due to nonmalignant disease and for ...
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Percutaneous Cordotomy

Confinia Neurologica, 2007
As a result of this review, it is possible to establish patterns of motor and sensory response, which, if satisfied, will ensure the safety and effectiveness of lesion production for our equipment and technique. The ideal response at 2 Hz should include contractions of the ipsilateral neck, especially the trapezius, at a threshold of 2–3 mA.
R.R. Tasker, L.W. Organ
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Vocal Cordotomy

2012
Congenital bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP) is the second most common cause of stridor in neonates. Etiologies of BVFP include neurologic, cardiopulmonary malformations, iatrogenic, traumatic, and idiopathic. One half of children with BVFP will require a tracheostomy for upper airway obstruction.
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Intractable pain and cordotomy

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2020
I was interested in the national UK data on percutaneous cervical cordotomy for cancer-related pain.1 They affirm it is effective and early referrals should be considered, rather than analgesics which may be suboptimally effective but also have side effects.
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