Introduction:

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a chronic debilitating condition, frequently observed in amputees. At present, there is no standard treatment, and its optimal management requires a multidisciplinary approach in which minimally invasive treatment should be considered in more complex cases.

Objective:

To report successful treatment of 2 cases of PLP treated with ziconotide as part of multimodal intrathecal management.

Materials and methods:

Descriptive, retrospective case report developed in a multimodal pain treatment unit.

Results:

A total of 2 cases of patients with diagnosis of PLP refractory to medical therapy, treated with intrathecal multimodal therapy, are presented. Their favorable course, with 50% pain reduction, is described.

Conclusion:

Implantation of infusion systems for administration of intrathecal analgesia with ziconotide at the cervical and supraspinal level proved to be effective in the described cases; this technique should be evaluated in specific trials for the treatment of PLP refractory to other therapies.

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