Transient Repiratory Dysfunction after Percutaneous Cordotomy: A case report.
10.3344/kjp.2005.18.2.275
- Author:
Jun Seog LEE
1
;
Yoo Sik SINN
;
Chan Hong PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. magary@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
cordotomy;
respiratory dysfunction
- MeSH:
Cordotomy*;
Humans;
Life Expectancy;
Pain Management;
Shoulder
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2005;18(2):275-278
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous cordotomy is a useful method for cancer pain management. Candidates for cervical cordotomy include those patients with unilateral cancer pain below the shoulder, with a life expectancy of less than 1 year, who can not be adequately treated by other less invasive methods. However, various complications can occur following a cordotomy, with the most serious being respiratory dysfunction. Herein, we report a case of transient respiratory dysfunction following a percutaneous cervical cordotomy.
