Ziconotide in severe, drug-resistant cancer pain. preliminary experience

The Author reports the case of ziconotide intrathecal treatment in three terminal cancer patients, with nociceptive and neuropathic pain, unresponsive to the treatment with intrathecal opioid and adjuvant drugs. An external pump for continuous subarachnoid infusion was implanted to the three pati...

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Main Author: Angelo Lavano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publiediting 2008-12-01
Series:Pathos
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Online Access:http://www.pathos-journal.com/doc/2008_4_Casi_Lavano.pdf