title: [Essential trigeminal neuralgia].
abstract: Out of a series of 364 patients, 56 cases of essential trigeminal neuralgias operated upon by retrogasserian radicotomy by intradural temporal route are presented. Pointing out that we are in a period of confrontation between the great surgery, classical or micro-neurosurgery of the trigeminal nerve and the drug therapy or percutaneous surgery, the authors conclude that the indication of great surgery is restricted but has not disappeared--taking into account the good permanent results obtained (89%) and the reduced rate of failures and recurrences (11%). In the conditions of a general anesthesia with intracranial hypotension and correct surveillance the surgeon has gaine an extra security when performing these operations.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de neurochirurgie Iaşi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rusu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stanciu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anghel
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019051:Rhizotomy / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*