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Nevertheless, several complications still occur and may negatively affect the outcome. We recently proposed some technical nuances for complication avoidance related to MVD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To verify the efficacy of the proposed refinement of the standard MVD technique in terms of resolution of the pain and reduction of complication rates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed surgical and outcome data of patients with TN using a novel surgical refinement to MVD, over the last 4 yr. Outcome variables included pain relief, facial numbness, muscular atrophy, local cutaneous occipital and temporal pain or numbness, cerebellar injury, hearing loss, cranial nerve deficits, wound infection, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. Overall complication rate was defined as the occurrence of any of the aforementioned items.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 72 consecutive patients were enrolled in the study. Pain relief was achieved in 91.6% and 88.8% of patients at 1- and 4-yr follow-up, respectively. No patient reported postoperative facial numbness during the entire follow-up period. The incidence of CSF leak was 1.4%. One patient developed a complete hearing loss and another a minor cerebellar ischemia. There was no mortality. The overall complication rate was 5.6%, but only 1.4% of patients experienced permanent\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">sequelae<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The proposed refinement of the standard MVD technique has proved effective in maintaining excellent results in terms of pain relief while minimizing the overall complication rate associated with this surgical approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ons\/opaa044","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,13]],"date-time":"2020-03-13T06:47:29Z","timestamp":1584082049000},"page":"226-233","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["A Novel Technical Refinement of Microvascular Decompression: Pain Relief and Complication Rate in a Consecutive Series of Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Francesco","family":"Tomasello","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"AOU Policlinico \u201cG. 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