cordotomy
Sign in to saveCordotomy (or chordotomy) 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 incurable diseases. Anterolateral cordotomy is effective for relieving unilateral, somatic pain while bilateral cordotomies may be required for visceral or bilateral pain.
Research
1,670 papers- Cordotomy for Intractable Cancer Pain: A Narrative Review.Pain physician · 2020
- Unilateral Cordotomy: A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Outcomes.The Laryngoscope · 2023
- Cordotomy in mesothelioma-related pain: a systematic review.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2014
- Open Thoracic Cordotomy for Cancer Pain with Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: A Case Series and Critical Review of the Literature.World neurosurgery · 2023
- Percutaneous cervical cordotomy in cancer pain.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2016
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- Indications
- Procedure
- Adverse effects
- History
- Alternative surgical procedures for pain
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Cordotomy (or chordotomy) 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 incurable diseases. Anterolateral cordotomy is effective for relieving unilateral, somatic pain while bilateral cordotomies may be required for visceral or bilateral pain.
==Indications==