Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression for the treatment of hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Microvascular decompression (MVD) is already the preferred surgical treatment for medically refractory neurovascular compression syndromes (NVC) such as hemifacial spasm (HFS), trigeminal neuralgia (TN), and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). Endoscopy has significantly advanced s...

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Main Authors: Weicheng Peng, Rui Zhao, Feng Guan, Xin Liang, Bei Jing, Guangtong Zhu, Beibei Mao, Zhiqiang Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02214-0