20.500.12556/DKUM-66225 Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion balloon compression rhizotomy: experience in 27 patients Purpose. Percutaneous ganglion balloon compression (PBC) is a minimally invasive procedure for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Materials and Methods. Twenty-seven (19 female and 8 male) patients, who presented with classical symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia, were included. Age ranged from34 to 91 years (median 62 years), 33 procedures were performed. Duration of the symptoms ranged from 1 year to 30 years (median 5 years). Results. After the procedure, pain relief was reported in 25 (93%) patients. In two patients, the pain remained the same. The pain free period ranged from 2 to 74 months (median 15 months). A mean duration of analgesia was longer in patients with ideal pear shape of balloon at the time of the procedure compared to nonideal shape (P = 0.01). No major complications occurred in our group of patients. Conclusions. Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion balloon compression is a safe, simple, and effective method for temporary pain relief in a selective group of trigeminal neuralgia patients. balloon compression balonska kompresija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2017-06-15 10:48:13 2017-06-15 10:49:17 2022-07-10 03:07:00 2021-05-15 03:34:38 2012 0 0 str. 1-6 Letn. 2012 2012 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 1537-744X 616.833.15-009.7 2607642 4263999 10.1100/2012/328936 1537-744X URN:SI:UM:DK:HKQMEDPN The_Scientific_World_Journal_2012_Strojnik,_Ŝmigoc_Percutaneous_Trigeminal_Ganglion_Balloon_Compression_Rhizotomy_Experience_in_27_Patie.pdf The_Scientific_World_Journal_2012_Strojnik,_Ŝmigoc_Percutaneous_Trigeminal_Ganglion_Balloon_Compression_Rhizotomy_Experience_in_27_Patie.pdf 1 62CD0DE28D651BB566D4B54157EC5427 08b8bc9b2de19b768502a291d7c0d93c064231feda09a2b56f3ccdaaea06443c 400e5513-7c0e-11eb-bb7a-00155d0001ca https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=112596 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2012/328936/ 1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=112595 Medicinska fakulteta 0 0 0