Mario Francesco Fraioli
Department of Neurosciences, Neurosurgery, Via Oxford 81, 00133, Rome
Italy
Research Article
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Role and Neurosurgical Indications of Peripheral Alcohol Injections, Controlled Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation, Gasserian Ganglion Compression with Balloon and Microvascular Decompression in Posterior Cranial Fossa. Experience in 437 Patients
Author(s): Mario Francesco Fraioli, Mario Lecce, Damiano Lisciani and Bernardo FraioliMario Francesco Fraioli, Mario Lecce, Damiano Lisciani and Bernardo Fraioli
Introduction: Trigeminal neuralgia is a common cause of facial pain. Many therapies are accomplishable; purpose of the study is to evaluate the role and the indications, in our experience, of peripheral alcohol injections, controlled radiofrequency thermocoagulation, gasserian ganglion compression with balloon and microvascular decompression in posterior cranial fossa.
Methods: A series of 437 patients treated with various surgical methods for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia refractory to medical therapy is presented. The treatments were performed according to the interested trigeminal division, the gravity of the neuralgia, the age and the general conditions of the patients. Moreover, the role of radiosurgery is underlined.
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