Acta neurochirurgica
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Acta neurochirurgica · Mar 2008
ReviewVarious surgical modalities for trigeminal neuralgia: literature study of respective long-term outcomes.
The literature contains many varying, often conflicting surgical results. However, there is no study comparing long-term effectiveness of all surgical procedures for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The aim of the present analysis is to report the long-term outcomes of surgical options of TN since the development of electronic databases, to evaluate them with the same clinical and statistical criteria and determine the most appropriate treatment. ⋯ The study suggests that each surgical technique for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia has merits and limitations. However, MVD provides the highest rate of long-term patient' satisfaction with the lowest rate of pain recurrence.