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. 2015 Jun;29(3):343-6.
doi: 10.3109/02688697.2014.990419. Epub 2014 Dec 13.

Effective management of lower divisional pain in trigeminal neuralgia using balloon traction

Mario K Teo  1 , Nigel J Suttner
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Effective management of lower divisional pain in trigeminal neuralgia using balloon traction

Mario K Teo et al. Br J Neurosurg. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) of the trigeminal ganglion uses a differential injury of axons to interfere with the nerve's ability to transmit signals. In our experience, patients with lower divisional pain (V3) are often more difficult to control using PBC. We describe a modification to the PBC technique for patients with lower division (V3) pain, and present our experience to date.

Keywords: controlled traction; percutaneous balloon compression; third division pain; trigeminal neuralgia.

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