Five-Year Follow-Up of a Cordotomy

Percutaneous cervical cordotomy is an invasive procedure to treat severe, opioid-resistant cancer pain. It is usually proposed for patients with a limited life expectancy. As a consequence, objective quantification of the long-term effects of this procedure is lacking. The present report describes a...

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Main Authors: Jan J Meeuse, Arnoud CM Vervest, Johannes H van der Hoeven, An KL Reyners
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/635197