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Editorial
. 2023 Feb 13:4:1120174.
doi: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1120174. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Surgical techniques for the management of pain

Anthony K Allam  1 , Ashwin Viswanathan  2   3 , Jason M Schwalb  4 , Parag G Patil  5 , M Benjamin Larkin  2
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Editorial

Editorial: Surgical techniques for the management of pain

Anthony K Allam et al. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). .
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Keywords: ablative surgery; cancer pain; chronic pain; neuromodulation; neuropathic pain.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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(A) Examples of percutaneous SCS leads (LEFT) and paddle SCS leads (RIGHT). (B) Intraoperative coronal MRI thermometry images of the completed right (TOP) and left (BOTTOM) anterior cingulotomy laser-induced thermal lesions. (C) Thalamic anatomy. Sagittal and Axial planes of the thalamus through the CLp. AV, anterior ventral nucleus; CM, centre median nucleus, CeM, central medial nucleus; CL, central lateral nucleus; CLp, posterior central lateral nucleus; Hb, habenular nucleus; LD, lateral dorsal nucleus; Li, limitans nucleus; LP, lateral posterior nucleus; MD, mediodorsal nucleus; PuL, pulvinar; VA, ventral anterior nucleus; VL, ventral lateral nucleus; VM, ventral medial nucleus; VPM, ventral posterior medial nucleus; VPL, ventral posterior lateral nucleus.
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