Alcohol-induced adenolysis of the pituitary gland: a new approach to control of intractable cancer pain

In exploring new modalities to control or ameliorate unbearable intractable pain associated with invasive cancer, the authors studied the effectiveness and safety of a new method involving the destruction of the pituitary by injection of absolute alcohol into the gland. Of a series of 24 patients un...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anesthesia and analgesia 1977-05, Vol.56 (3), p.414-421
Hauptverfasser:	Corssen, G, Holcomb, M C, Moustapha, I, Langford, K, Vitek, J J, Ceballos, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Ethanol - administration & dosage Female Humans Injections Male Methods Middle Aged Neoplasms - complications Pain, Intractable - therapy Pituitary Gland - drug effects
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