Surgical division of one or more of the lateral nerve pathways emerging from the spinal cord to relieve pain.
An operation performed to divide bundles of nerve fibers within the spinal cord. Cordotomy is done to relieve persistent pain that has failed to respond to other measures, such as strong analgesic medication or tens (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation). It is most often performed for severe, unremitting pain associated with cancer in the lower trunk and legs.
A surgical procedure for the relief of severe and persistent pain in the pelvis or lower limbs. The nerve fibers transmitting the sensation of pain to consciousness pass up the spinal cord in special tracts (the spinothalamic tracts). In cordotomy the spinothalamic tracts are severed in the cervical (neck) region.
The surgical operation of cutting the anterolateral tracts of the spinal cord to relieve otherwise intractable pain. It is also sometimes known as tractotomy.
Spinal cord section of lateral pathways to relieve intractable pain.
Cordotomy is a surgical intervention that involves the deliberate cutting of specific bundles of nerve fibers in the spinal cord. This procedure is performed to alleviate persistent and severe pain that has not shown improvement with other treatment methods. It is commonly utilized to address pain in the lower trunk and legs, particularly in individuals afflicted with cancer.