Teflon-induced granuloma following treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by microvascular decompression

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 454-457

  Premsagar, Ishwar C ^a   Moss, Timothy ^a   Coakham, Hugh B ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Microvascular decompression; Teflon; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RHIZOTOMY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0030818751     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.3.0454     Document Type: Article

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