| |
|
Headlines:
|
 |
Cordotomy
Cordotomy is a surgical procedure that disables selected
pain-conducting tracts in the spinal cord, in order to achieve loss of
pain and temperature perception. This procedure is commonly performed
on patients experiencing severe pain due to cancer or other diseases
for which there are currently no cure. Anterolateral cordotomy is
effective for relieving unilateral, somatic pain while bilateral
cordotomies may be required for visceral or bilateral pain.
Cordotomy is usually done percutaneously with fluoroscopic guidance
while the patient is under local anesthesia. Open cordotomy, which
requires a laminectomy, is often risky for patients with poor medical
conditions, but may be required if percutaneous cordotomy is not
feasible or an attempt has failed.
|
|
|
|
Are you a doctor or a nurse?
Do you want to join the Doctors Lounge online medical community?
Participate in editorial activities (publish, peer review, edit) and
give a helping hand to the largest online community of patients.
Click on the link below to see the requirements:
Doctors Lounge Membership
Application |
|
|
|
send
to a friend
printer
friendly version
