Tageted bipolar radiofrequency decompression with vertebroplasty for intractable radicular pain due to spinal metastasis: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2016.69.4.395
- Author:
Seong Jin BAEK
1
;
Hahck Soo PARK
;
Eun Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicines, Seoul, Korea. ingoo97@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neoplasm metastasis;
Radiofrequency;
Spinal cord compression;
Spine;
Vertebroplasty
- MeSH:
Decompression*;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Radiotherapy;
Spinal Cord Compression;
Spine;
Vertebroplasty*
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2016;69(4):395-399
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Metastatic spinal tumors are usually quite difficult to treat. In patients with metastatic spinal tumors, conventional radiotherapy fails to relieve pain in 20-30% of cases and open surgery often causes considerable trauma and complications, which delays treatment of the primary disease. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is considered to be useful in achieving rapid pain control and preventing further vertebral collapse due to spinal metastasis. However, symptoms of intraspinal neural compression can be contraindications to PVP. To overcome this problem, we performed PVP following targeted bipolar radiofrequency decompression, and examined the effect of the combined treatment in relieving severe radicular pain related to spinal cord compression caused by malignant metastatic tumors.
