Straightening the trigeminal nerve axis by complete dissection of arachnoidal adhesion and its neuroendoscopic confirmation for trigeminal neuralgia without neurovascular compression

Background: Microvascular decompression has been used as an effective surgical treatment for typical trigeminal neuralgia with neurovascular compression. Since microvascular decompression cannot be performed in patients with typical trigeminal neuralgia without neurovascular compression, it has rece...

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Main Authors: Mami Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Natsumi Soma, MD, Atsuhiro Kojima, MD, PhD, Heiji Naritaka, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751917301317

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