... and/or C 3 ganglionectomies for intractable occipital pain and a retrospective chart review undertaken. Patients were interviewed regarding pain relief, pain relief duration, functional status, medication usage and procedure satisfaction, preoperatively, immediately postoperative, and at follow-up (mean...

...Arthur Taub; Franklin Robinson; Ethan Taub Dorsal root ganglionectomy was introduced in 1975 as a procedure with theoretical advantages over dorsal rhizotomy for the treatment of intractable radicular pain. Results of the few clinical reports have been generally favorable. The authors report...

...Seiya Kato; Taisuke Otsuki; Teiji Yamamoto; Yuzo Iwasaki; Takashi Yoshimoto Selective sensory ganglionectomy by means of retrograde suicide transport of adriamycin was performed on 3 patients with neuropathie pain in the areas of the trigeminal and intercostal nerves, producing significant pain...