Combined thermocoagulation of the 5th and 9th cranial nerves for oral pain of neoplastic aetiology

J Maxillofac Surg. 1986 Feb;14(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/s0301-0503(86)80247-8.

Abstract

The authors report their limited but interesting experience in the treatment of intractable oral pain employing the technique of percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation both of the trigeminal and glossopharyngeal nerves. The use of combined percutaneous thermolesions for cancer pain is rarely described in the literature. Immediate and long-term results confirm the usefulness of this surgical procedure.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Electrocoagulation* / methods
  • Facial Neuralgia / etiology
  • Facial Neuralgia / therapy*
  • Facial Pain / therapy
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth
  • Mouth Neoplasms / complications*
  • Trigeminal Nerve / surgery*