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Neurovascular Compression in Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia May Be Associated With Worse Outcomes After Primary Percutaneous Rhizotomy
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Neurosurgery, 2023-12
Ort / Verlag
United States
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Quelle
Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Percutaneous rhizotomy may be an effective primary intervention in patients with trigeminal neuralgia who are poor candidates for microvascular decompression or those who desire a less invasive approach. However, the influence of neurovascular compression on pain-free survival after primary percutaneous rhizotomy is not well understood.
We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing percutaneous rhizotomy at our institution from 1995 to 2022. Patients were included if they had no history of surgical intervention, available preoperative MRI imaging, and postoperative follow-up data. Barrow Neurological Institute pain scores were assigned at various time points. We collected baseline patient information, pain characteristics, and perioperative complications for each patient. In addition, we recorded evidence of pain recurrence. Patients were dichotomized into those with evidence of neurovascular compression on preoperative MRI vs those without. The effect of neurovascular compression on pain-free survival was assessed using Kaplan-Meier Cox proportional hazards analyses.
Of the 2726 patients reviewed, 298 met our inclusion criteria. Our study comprised 261 patients with no evidence of neurovascular compression on preoperative MRI vs 37 patients with evidence of neurovascular compression on preoperative MRI. Patients in the compression group had a shorter median duration to recurrence compared with those in the no compression group, P = .01. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that patients with preoperative evidence of neurovascular compression on MRI imaging demonstrated shorter pain-free survival compared with those without such evidence [hazard ratio = 1.57 (1.03-2.4), P = .037]. Cox proportional hazards analysis demonstrated that evidence of neurovascular compression was associated with poor pain-free survival [hazard ratio = 1.64 (1.06-2.53), P = .03].
Patients with neurovascular compression on preoperative MRI may experience reduced time to recurrence compared with those without after percutaneous rhizotomy. These patients should be counseled on potential reduced efficacy of percutaneous rhizotomy as a primary intervention for their pain.
Sprache
Englisch
Identifikatoren
ISSN: 0148-396X
eISSN: 1524-4040
DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002791
Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2902957699
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