학술논문
Microvascular Transposition Without Teflon: A Single Institution's 17-Year Experience Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia.
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Article
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Operative Neurosurgery; March 2021, Vol. 20 Issue: 4 p397-405, 9p
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23324252; 23324260
Abstract
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) refractory to medical management is often treated with microvascular decompression (MVD) involving the intracranial placement of Teflon. The placement of Teflon is an effective treatment, but does apply distributed pressure to the nerve and has been associated with pain recurrence.