title: Does the presence of a pontine trigeminal lesion represent an absolute contraindication for microvascular decompression in drug resistant trigeminal neuralgia?
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferroli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franzini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: La Mantia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Broggi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000075202:Contraindications; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery