Acta Med. 2024, 67: 12-20

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2024.14

Endoscope Assisted Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Surgical Safety and Efficacy

Ali Karadaga,b, Muyassar Mirkhasilovac, Omer Furkan Turkisd, Mustafa Eren Yuncue, Andrew W. Grandec, Gilberto Gonzalez Lopezf, Florian Roserg, Marcos Tatagibah

aIzmir City Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir, Turkey
bUniversity of Health Sciences, Izmir Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir, Turkey
cUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Neurosurgery Neuroanatomy Laboratory, Minnesota, USA
dAntalya Ataturk State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Antalya, Turkey
eElbistan State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
fUniversity Hospital San Juan de Dios, Department of Neurosurgery, Armenia-Quindio, Colombia
gCleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Neurological Institute, Department of Neurosurgery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
hEberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Department of Neurosurgery, Tubingen, Germany

Received April 11, 2023
Accepted February 26, 2024

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