Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Case Report
Efficacy of Cingulotomy for Refractory Malignant Cancer Pain, A Case Series
Author(s): Hillary Fitzgerald*, Harkiran Sandhu, Claudio Tombazzi, Danika Paulo, Stacey Tillman, Sumathi Misra, Hamid Shah and Mohana Karlekar
Purpose: Poorly controlled pain is a significant quality of life issue for patients with advanced cancer. Patients often suffer from uncontrolled
pain or intolerable side effects of treatment despite receiving multi-modal care with stepwise escalation of opioids. Interventional procedures
impacting central pain pathways have demonstrated promise in treating pharmacologically intractable cancer pain and may be underutilized,
especially in patients with escalating opioid use. The aim of this study was to assess effectiveness of bilateral anterior cingulotomy a minimally
invasive neurosurgical procedure in patients with refractory malignant cancer pain through describing opioid use trends pre- and post-procedure
and by comparing pain scores.
Methods: This is a retrospective review of a case series of six patients with refracto.. Read More»
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