[The efficacy of ligation of the external carotid artery to alleviate excruciating pain syndrome in inoperable malignant tumors of the maxillofacial area].

A comparison of results of ligating the external carotid artery performed in 31 patients with inoperable tumors of the maxillofacial area in order to alleviate pain syndrome has shown that more pronounced effects were obtained when using the developed access to the external carotid artery rather than the conventional one. It can be explained by the fact than the developed access provides invariable inclusion of the ascending pharyngeal artery into the ligature thus disrupting the conduction of pain along the vegetative paravasal nerves.