ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Comparison of percutaneous balloon compression and microvascular decompression in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
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- Pain outcomes and safety in trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing percutaneous balloon compression with microvascular decompression.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- The efficacy and prognosis analysis of radiofrequency thermocoagulation and percutaneous balloon compression for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective study.The Korean journal of pain · 2026Article
- Outcomes of repeat microvascular decompression versus percutaneous balloon compression for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia.Neurosurgical review · 2026Observational
- Analysis of Risk Prediction Model for Recurrence of Trigeminal Neuralgia After Percutaneous Balloon Compression.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Efficacy of microvascular decompression versus percutaneous balloon compression in trigeminal neuralgia: a propensity-matched retrospective analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Comparison of microvascular decompression and percutaneous balloon compression efficacy in patients with V2 idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To compare the effect of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) and microvascular decompression (MVD) in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Methods: Data of 98 patients with TN, admitted to Chenzhou First People's Hospital from May 2020 to May 2022, were retrospectively collected. Patients were divided into two groups based on the surgical method. A total of 53 patients treated with PBC comprised the PBC-group and 45 patients treated with MVD comprised the MVD-group. The immediate pain relief, long-term efficacy, surgical complications, and masticatory muscle strength of the two groups were compared and analyzed. Results: There was no significant difference in the immediate pain relief and long-term e efficacy, between the two groups ( Conclusions: Compared with MVD, PBC has the same effect in the treatment of TN. PBC is a minimally invasive, safe, and effective method with a low complication rate. Although masticatory muscle strength is slightly impacted by PBC, it gradually recovers within six months after the operation.
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