title: [CT guided neurolysis of the sphenopalatine ganglion for management of refractory trigeminal neuralgia].
abstract: The authors present the case of a patient with recurrent trigeminal neuralgia, refractory to medical treatment and ablation of the trigeminal ganglion, who underwent three separate CT guided injections for pterygopalatine ganglion ablation over a two year period. Ablation of the pterygopalatine ganglion may be an effective technique for pain management in patients suffering from atypical facial pain syndrome, cluster headache, or neuritis. The technique used for CT guided ablation using alcohol or radiofrequency is described. The advantages and pitfalls of this technique are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Faculte de Medecine, Place Saint-Jacques, 25030 Besancon, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clair
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delabrousse
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Boulahdour
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kastler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*