Percutaneous radiofrequency glossopharyngeal rhizotomy for cancer pain.
15 patients with pain secondary to cancer underwent radiofrequency glossopharyngeal rhizotomy by the percutaneous approach. 11 patients had complete relief while 4 patients had partial relief. All patients presented, after surgery, some impairment in glossopharyngeal function.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery