Analgesic levels and technical method in stereotactic pontine spinothalamic tractotomy.
Stereotactic pontine spinothalamic tractotomy was performed on eight patients with severe pain due to malignancy. The procedure enables high levels of analgesia to be obtained with less risk of respiratory and micturition disorders than percutaneous or open cordotomy.
D000368:Aged; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000503:physiopathology; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011149:Pons / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D013133:Spinothalamic Tracts / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques