Microvascular decompression surgery treats the pain of certain nerve conditions that affect the head and neck. The surgery-related risks are few, and many people report an immediate reduction in pain.

Microvascular decompression is a surgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia. A neurosurgeon relieves pressure (typically from a blood vessel) around the trigeminal nerve (sensory nerve running along your ...

[103] Because microvascular decompression is not without surgical risks, and neurovascular compression usually cannot be known with certainty preoperatively, differences of opinion exist in regard ...

May 17, 2010 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Microvascular decompression (MVD) of the trigeminal nerve is a safe and effective procedure for persistent or recurrent trigeminal neuralgia (TN ...

This study examined the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of microvascular decompression combined with nerve combing in patients with ATN. We conducted a retrospective analysis of ...

The most permanent procedure is a surgery called microvascular decompression. "Where a surgeon makes a window in the bone, behind the ear on the side of the pain, and then places what looks like a ...

Comprehensive facial pain center offering microvascular decompression, percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and balloon compression and stereotactic radiosurgery Referral center for the management of ...