Historical Bibliography Updated: February 5, 2020

New operation for the relief of persistent facial neuralgia.

PANCOAST, Joseph (1805 – 1882) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Philad. med. Times, 2, 285-87. 1871 CE–1872 CE.

Pancoast devised the operative procedure of sectioning the second and third branches of the fifth pair of nerves as they emerge from the base of the brain. Reported by F. Woodbury.

Browse Tags

Rheumatology, Rehab & Pain

Thematic Classifications

NEUROLOGY › Chronic Pain › Trigeminal Neuralgia NEUROSURGERY PAIN / Pain Management

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