The punctate midline myelotomy concept for visceral cancer pain control case report and review of the literature

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement

Volumn 79, Issue , 2001, Pages 77-78

  Decker, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myelotomy; Pain pathway; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUMOR; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRA; VISCERA;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VISCERA;

EID: 67049096398     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6105-0_17     Document Type: Article

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