title: Microvascular decompression surgery for trigeminal neuralgia.
abstract: Long-term follow-up data were analyzed to evaluate the surgical results of microvascular decompression (MVD). Among 1,324 patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TGN), who underwent MVD between 1976 and 2000, a consecutive 281 patients were followed and studied for 5-20 years as of the year of 1997. When the data were analyzed and compared in two groups (A: 1976-1986, B: 1987-1991), the postoperative cure rate increased from 92.9 to 96.7%, satisfaction rate with the results of MVD increased from 80.3 to 82.5%, incomplete cure rate decreased from 7.1 to 3.3%, and recurrence rate decreased from 10.2 to 6.5%. Advances in surgical techniques may have increased the success rate in Group B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shiroyama Hospital, Furuiti, Habikino City, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*