Cryosurgical treatment of genuine trigeminal neuralgia
| Autor: | M. Hlawitschka, Uwe Eckelt, W. Pradel, R. Herzog, K. Koch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Reoperation
medicine.medical_specialty Vacuum Surface Properties Mandibular Nerve medicine.medical_treatment Sensation Cryotherapy Inferior alveolar nerve Cryosurgery Infraorbital nerve Recurrence Trigeminal neuralgia medicine Humans Trigeminal Nerve Trigeminal nerve business.industry Mandibular foramen Nerve Block Equipment Design Trigeminal Neuralgia medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Anesthesia Neuralgia Oral Surgery business Orbit Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 40:244-247 |
| ISSN: | 0266-4356 |
| DOI: | 10.1054/bjom.2001.0765 |
| Popis: | A newly developed cryoprobe for peripheral nerves allows surgeons to freeze branches of the trigeminal nerve at the infraorbital or the mandibular foramen without exposing the nerve or damaging the sur-rounding tissue. The probe has an outer diameter of 2.7mm, and a vacuum-insulated shaft to protect the adjacent tissue. It is designed to be inserted transmucosally. The cryoprobe was used in 19 patients to freeze the infraorbital nerve or the inferior alveolar nerve. At 4–8 months after cryotherapy sensation in the areas innervated by the treated nerve had returned, but pain was absent for at least 6 months. The pain recurred in 13 out of 19 patients within 6–12 months. However, it was possible to repeat the cryotherapy as the procedure was not stressful. Cryosurgery widens the range of methods available to treat trigeminal neuralgia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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