[Results of electrocoagulation of Gasser's ganglion in 250 patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia].
In 250 patients with tic doulourex an percutaneous radiofrequency coagulation of the gasserian ganglion has been performed. In 92.2% of the cases the patients were post-operatively painfree. The follow-up extended in 122 cases over 7 years. In these patients a pain recurrency was noted in 27%. On behalf of low invasivity of the procedure the radio-frequency coagulation of the gasserian ganglion is a recommendable operation with low risk and high efficiency especially in old patients.
Grunert
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Neurochirurgischen Univ. Klinik Wien.
Pendl
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Oztürk
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Ungersböck
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Czech
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000601:surgery*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*
Ergebnisse der Elektrokoagulation des Ganglion Gasseri bei 250 Patienten mit idiopathischer Trigeminusneuralgie.