A Case Series of Trigeminal Neuralgia With Pure Venous Compression: Postoperative Outcomes Associated With Intraoperative Venous Transposition Versus Coagulation.

Raymond J SoAnita L KalluriJoshua MateriSumil K NairMichael LimJudy HuangChetan BettegowdaRisheng Xu

Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2022)

The use of venous coagulation during an MVD is associated with better postoperative pain and numbness outcomes. The results of our study may help inform preoperative patient counseling and surgical management for TN cases that involve pure venous compression.

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