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The role of surgical decompression for diabetic neuropathy
Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2004Surgical decompression of peripheral nerves for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been studied and previously reported. These studies reported decreased pain and some studies showed improved sensory function. The role that this surgery can play remains controversial.
Kent R, Biddinger, Kari J, Amend
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Surgical technique for trigeminal microvascular decompression
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2012Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a non-ablative technique designed to resolve the neurovascular conflict responsible for typical idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN).With the patient in a supine position, a small elliptical retrosigmoid craniectomy is used to approach the cerebellopontine angle and the trigeminal nerve. After careful exploration of
Giovanni, Broggi +3 more
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Surgical Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
2008Il capitolo esamina i trattamenti chirurgici più validi, e le relative indicazioni, nei pazienti affetti da stenosi del canale vertebrale ...
POSTACCHINI, Franco +2 more
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Hyperekplexia relieved by surgical decompression of the cervicomedullary region
Neurosurgery, 1983Abstract Hyperekplexia in an 8-year-old boy with myelodysplasia was greatly improved by surgical decompression of the cervicomedullary region. The possible implications for treatment and for understanding the cause of this syndrome are discussed.
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Confirmation of Surgical Decompression to Relieve Migraine Headaches
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2008Surgical decompression of various trigger sites has been shown by two authors to relieve migraine headaches. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical decompression of multiple migraine trigger sites in a clinical practice setting, and to compare the results to those previously published.A retrospective, descriptive ...
Joseph T, Poggi +2 more
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Surgical results of orbital decompression for malignant exophthalmos
The Laryngoscope, 1974AbstractDuring the past 75 years, several procedures for surgical correction of malignant exophthalmos have been described. In 1948, Ogura and Walsh first employed the transantral approach for decompression of the orbital contents into the ethmoid and maxillary sinuses.
J H, Ogura, F E, Lucente
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SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION OF MALIGNANT EXOPHTHALMOS
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1950MALIGNANT exophthalmos1is a clinical entity distinct from exophthalmos as generally seen accompanying thyrotoxicosis. These conditions may be closely related etiologically2; yet the diverse clinical pictures they present and the difference in their management make it necessary that the clinician be acquainted with the diagnostic criteria of the disease
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Microvascular decompression in the surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia
Neurosurgical Review, 1995The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying trigeminal neuralgia are not clearly understood and several therapeutic modalities have been advocated. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a widely used surgical approach for the decompression of the affected root entry zone (REZ) of the fifth cranial nerve.
M N, Pamir +4 more
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Surgical Decompression of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions
Archives of Ophthalmology, 1988Many patients with branch retinal vein occlusions can develop significant long-term diminution of vision due to such complications as macular edema, retinal neovascularization, and vitreous hemorrhage. One of us (S.C.) developed a new surgical procedure that involves sectioning or decompression of the common sheath connecting the artery and vein at the
M D, Osterloh, S, Charles
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Surgical decompression for notalgia paresthetica: A case report
Microsurgery, 2009AbstractNotalgia paresthetica is a rare nerve compression. From the Greek word noton, meaning “back,” and algia, meaning “pain,” “notalgia paresthetica” implies that symptoms of burning pain, itching, and/or numbness in the localized region between the spinous processes of T2 through T6 and the medial border of the scapula constitute a nerve ...
Eric H, Williams +3 more
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