title: Effective management of lower divisional pain in trigeminal neuralgia using balloon traction.
abstract: Percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) of the trigeminal ganglion uses a differential injury of axons to interfere with the nerve's ability to transmit signals. In our experience, patients with lower divisional pain (V3) are often more difficult to control using PBC. We describe a modification to the PBC technique for patients with lower division (V3) pain, and present our experience to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Science , Glasgow , UK.
authors.forename: Mario K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: Nigel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Suttner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D059408:Pain Management; D012008:Recurrence; D014143:Traction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: controlled traction; percutaneous balloon compression; third division pain; trigeminal neuralgia