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Hindi Journal of Spine & NeurosurgeryISSN: 2325-9701
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Khalid H. Kurtom Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
spine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 490, Cadmus Lane, Suite 103, Easton, Maryland 21601, USA
Biography
| Khalid H. Kurtom Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 490, Cadmus Lane, Suite 103, Easton, Maryland 21601, USA |
Publications
Research Article Open Access
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Relief of Unresectable Sacral Chordoma: Case Report
Author(s): Khalid H. Kurtom
An 83-year-old man with a large sacral chordoma not amenable to surgical resection presented with severe lower back and lower extremity pain refractory to opioid medications. Trial with a temporary external spinal cord stimulator (SCS) elicited a >50% relief of symptoms and a permanent SCS was subsequently placed. The patient continued to report adequate pain relief from the SCS 12 months after placement, despite continued progression of his disease.
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