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Unconventional Facial Entry Points Confirmed Using a 3D CT Reconstruction-Guided Stereotactic Approach to Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Series of Case Reports.

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Published in 2018 at "Pain medicine"

DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny262

Abstract: Objectives Patients with trigeminal neuralgia who are refractory to medical therapy may choose to undergo Gasserian ganglion percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation. However, in cases where the foramen ovale is difficult to access due to various anatomical… read more here.

Keywords: radiofrequency thermocoagulation; trigeminal neuralgia; facial entry;