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Percutaneous trigeminal tractotomy for facial pain

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Eighteen patients who underwent percutaneous trigeminal tractotomy for relief of intractable facial pain are reported. The author uses a new method of radiographic delineation of the obex with emulsified Pantopaque. RF current passed through the correctly placed electrode results in analgesia and pain relief with preservation of touch sensation in cancer patients.

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  1. J. L. Fox

    Present address: Section of Neurosurgery, Veterans Administration Hospital and the George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

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    Fox, J.L. Percutaneous trigeminal tractotomy for facial pain. Acta neurochir 29, 83–88 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01414619

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