Preliminary Report of Fully Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Microscopic microvascular decompression (MVD) has been considered to be a useful treatment modality for medically refractory hemifacial spasm (HFS) and trigeminal neuralgia. But, the advent of the endoscopic era has presented new possibilities to MVD surgery. While the microscope remains a valuable tool, the endoscope offers several advantages with comparable clinical outcomes. Thus, fully endoscopic MVD (E-MVD) could be a reasonable alternative to microscopic MVD. This paper explores the safety and efficacy of the fully E-MVD technique.

Methods

A single-center retrospective study was conducted in 25 patients diagnosed with HFS between September 2019 and July 2023. All surgeries were performed by a single neurosurgeon using the fully E-MVD technique without any ass

SUBMITTER: Yun GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540529 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature