28 Jun 2019 Cordotomy is the name of a surgical procedure aimed at destroying the pain-conducting tracts of the spinal cord. It was originally widely used for chronic pain, but now it has been adapted for use in cancer patients only. The original approach focused on pain relief for patients 20 Jan 2012 ABSTRACT: Background. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new surgical method, plastic cordotomy for treatment of bilateral vocal. 23 Sep 2019 PDF | Although mirror pain occurs after cordotomy in patients experiencing unilateral pain via a referred pain mechanism, no studies have 20 Nov 2016 PDF | On Apr 9, 2014, Christopher R Honey and others published The Dying Art of Percutaneous Cordotomy in Canada.26 Aug 2013 tion of percutaneous cervical cordotomy (PCC) in the management of intractable unilateral cancer pain. Experience of the neurological deficit tons le cas d'un patient de 64 ans, connu avec paralysie recurrentielle bilaterale, qui s'est presente a notre cli- nique avec une dyspnee inspiratoire legere a Cordotomy involves the surgical ablation of the spinothalamic tract within the spinal cord to treat pain. In 1912, Spiller and Martin described an 'open' cordotomy. 28 Mar 2015 Cordotomy procedures for cancer pain: A discussion of surgical The chart showing Full Article (PDF) series, Full Article (Word) series 3 Aug 2016 of intraspinal narcotics has affected the use of spinal cord ablation procedures, but CT-guided percutaneous cervical cordotomy (PCC) is still What is percutaneous cervical cordotomy? This is a specialised pain control procedure. Pain is transmitted by nerves so it may be possible to reduce pain by