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[Functional assessment of posterior cordotomy in patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis].
Otolaryngologia polska = The Polish otolaryngology, 2004 Surgical treatment of bilateral vocal fold paralysis must be undertaken if such a condition lasts 6-12 months or longer and causes dyspnoea. The purpose of the procedures is to assure proper airflow through the glottis and to preserve good voice and unimpaired swallowing. Modern endoscopic surgery of the glottis is performed with CO2 laser.
Paweł, Strek +4 more
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Laser-assisted endoscopic submucosal medial arytenoidectomy (LESMA)
, 2007 Various surgical techniques have been proposed for the management of patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis (VFP) or posterior glottic stenosis (PGS), which make use of external and endoscopic approaches.
Kim, Hyoung Mi +4 more
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Experimental endoscopic cordotomy in the sheep model.
, 2016 AIm: Interventional pain therapies are usually based on destruction of the related pain-conducting pathways. Current procedures targeting pain have replaced conventional pain treatment modalities while being less invasive. In this study, we investigated
Dalgic, A. +10 more
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Chronic pain: a PET study of the central effects of percutaneous high cervical cordotomy
, 1991 We have studied 5 patients with unilateral, severe chronic pain due to cancer before and after percutaneous, ventrolateral cervical cordotomy to investigate the central effects of the procedure.
Di Piero, V. +13 more
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Destructive procedures for control of cancer pain: the case for cordotomy
, 2011 Object Historically, destructive procedures for cancer pain were the main line of treatment therapy. However, the use of high-dose opioids has essentially replaced such procedures.
Justin S. Cetas +3 more
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, 2006 Background: Computed tomography–guided high-level percutaneous cordotomy has been used unilaterally or bilaterally for the treatment of localized intractable pain in malignancies.
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Open thoracic anterolateral cordotomy for pain relief in children: report of 2 cases
, 2017 Open anterolateral cordotomy is an effective treatment option for adults with intractable pain, but it has seldom been attempted in children. In the 2 previously reported cases in children, the procedure was used within 10 days of death from neoplastic ...
Matthew A. Kirkman +3 more
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The Effect of Unilateral Posterior Transverse Cordotomy on Quality of Life of Patients with Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis [PDF]
: doi:10.5152/tao.2013.21 Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of unilateral transverse posterior cordotomy on the quality of life of patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis.
Cengiz Durucu +5 more
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, 1995 PURPOSE AND METHODS The safety of percutaneous cervical cordotomy (PCC) and bilateral percutaneous cervical cordotomy (BPCC) was studied in 62 and 18 patients, respectively, with intractable malignant pain.
M Sanders, W Zuurmond
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OPEN ANTERIOR CORDOTOMY AS A POSSIBLE TECHNIQUE FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER PATIENT: AN EXPERIENCE WITH SEVEN CASES [PDF]
, 1996 Seven patients who had intractable pain of the pelvis and lower extremities were scheduled for cordotomy of the spinothalamic tracts after preliminary investigations.
A Hussain Khan +4 more
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