[Effective treatment of essential trigeminal neuralgia using percutaneous selective heat coagulation of Gasser's ganglion].
Trigeminal neuralgia may be treated in several ways. In the present study the efficacy of a selective percutaneous radiofrequency neurolysis in the gasserian ganglion was evaluated in 172 patients. A complete result was seen in 96.5% of the patients. The recurrence rate within 2 years amounted to 28.3%. Forty-seven patients underwent several treatments with a maximum of four within this period of time. The recurrence rate in the entire study population after 2 years was 8.1%. The mean follow-up period was 50 months (range 9-90 months). Except for the occurrence of corneal anaesthesia in 4% of the patients no serious complications were encountered.
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Spaarne Ziekenhuis, afd. Anesthesiologie, Haarlem.
D000328:Adult; D003972:Diathermy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*
Effectieve behandeling van essentiële trigeminusneuralgie door percutane selectieve thermocoagulatie van het ganglion Gasseri.