Percutaneous selective thermorhizotomy in the treatment of "essential" trigeminal neuralgia. The importance of lesion selectivity.
Results following percutaneous thermorhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia are described in 111 patients. Recurrences and side effects are more frequent whenever selectivity of the surgical lesion has been imperfect (exceeding the original pain area and causing marked hypoesthesia), and less frequent in the cases with strictly selective lesion.
Miserocchi
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Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Milan, Italy.
Cabrini
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Motti
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Granata
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Ferrari da Passano
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*