Surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia in elderly patients using a small retrosigmoidal approach: analysis of efficacy and safety.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_0146CBB45F51
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia in elderly patients using a small retrosigmoidal approach: analysis of efficacy and safety.
Périodique
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Martínez-Anda J.J., Barges-Coll J., Ponce-Gomez J.A., Perez-Pena N., Revuelta-Gutierrez R.
ISSN
2193-6323 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2193-6315
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
01/2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
76
Numéro
1
Pages
39-45
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most common causes of facial pain with the highest incidence in individuals > 60 years old. Despite the proven efficacy and safety of microvascular decompression (MVD) for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, some physicians are reluctant to perform the procedure in elderly patients because of potential complications.
In the present study, we analyze the outcome of MVDs performed over a 10-year period in elderly patients and compare the results with those obtained in younger patients. A total of 32% of the patients were ≥ 65 years of age at the time of diagnosis. All of the patients were treated via a small retrosigmoidal approach because of reluctance for medical treatment. Overall, 87% of the patients exhibited microvascular compression of the fifth nerve in the root entry zone and were treated using MVD; the remainder of the patients were treated using a trigeminal root compression technique when a vessel was not compressing the fifth nerve.
After the procedure, 93% reported complete relief of pain with a recurrence rate of 10.8% over a mean time of 43 months. A total of 10% of the patients experienced severe complications related to the operation with no mortality.
MVD continues to be the procedure of choice for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in patients reluctant to medical treatment, including elderly patients because age is not a contraindication.
Mots-clé
Aged, Cranial Sinuses/surgery, Female, Humans, Male, Microvascular Decompression Surgery/adverse effects, Microvascular Decompression Surgery/methods, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Trigeminal Neuralgia/surgery
Pubmed
Web of science
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10/09/2019 17:45
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11/09/2019 6:26
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