Relief of Intractable Pain
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
The relief of intractable pain by surgery.
In general the treatment of any painful condition is the treatment of its cause. But sometimes this is not possible, either because the underlying pathological process cannot be influenced favourably, or because its nature is not known while the pain itself cannot be relieved by medical treatment. Examples of the first subgroup are seen when nerve trunks are involved by malignant disease, by po...
متن کاملPercutaneous electrical cordotomy in the relief of intractable pain.
Carcinoma of Bronchus-Garnett et al. MEDICALIJSUHNAL the explanation for the absent lobar perfusion in the other four patients in group 1. However, it is also possible that the bronchial tumour was producing obstructive emphysema, in which case it is postulated that the intra-alveolar pressure may then have been sufficient to prevent the radioactively labelled microemboli from entering the emph...
متن کاملUnilateral prefrontal lobotomy for the relief of intractable pain.
1. Frontal lobotomy is an effective procedure for the relief of intractable pain. 2. Unilateral frontal lobotomy for the relief of pain is less successful than the bilateral (standard) operation. 3. Unwanted changes in personality and intellect are apt to be severe after the bilateral procedure. These changes, though of less degree, also occur with the unilateral operation performed by standard...
متن کاملSpinothalamic Tractotomy for the Relief of Intractable Pain of Carcinoma of Pelvis
The gynaecologists, radiologists and general practitioners often face with despair the unfortunate and miserable patients with extensive inoperable carcinomas of pelvis who complain of their intractable, constant and agonizing pain. The gynaecologists direct these advanced inoperable carcinoma patients to the radiologists for treatment with deep x-ray or radium, knowing very well that their pai...
متن کاملPain Relief
shown with this specimen demonstrating asymmetry of the vertebral arteries. The circle-of-Willis in this specimen has diffuse patches of atheroma in its walls. The final section of this tape is on the external ear, the tympanic membrane and auditory ossicles. Summary These five tapes are a magnificent learning aid for both the student and clinician. This reviewer has prepared a small specimen f...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/47.7.808-b