Microvascular decompression: a contemporary update

Microvascular decompression: a contemporary update

Abstract Background Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the gold-standard surgical treatment for cranial nerve compression disorders, including trigeminal neuralgia (TN), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). This review synthesizes historical milestones, recent advances, an...

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Main Authors:	Inibehe Ime Okon, Sidharth Sunil Menon, Mahmoud Osama, Maidan Aiman, Luis F. Fabrini Paleare, Don Lucero-Prisno Eliseo, Muhammad Danish Shafqat, Chizowa Okwuchukwu Ezeaku, Márcio Yuri Ferreira, Youssef Razouqi, Marianna Kapsetaki, Jovy Dia Remolino Saniel, Naneta M. Panit, Asad Gul Rao, Umer Iqbal, Daniel David Otobo, Ibraheem M. Alkhawaldeh, Felipe Salvagni Pereira, Imad Akbar, Omar Kasimieh, Bipin Chaurasia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-01-01
Series:	BMC Surgery
Subjects:	Microvascular decompression Trigeminal neuralgia Hemifacial spasm Glossopharyngeal neuralgia Contemporary update
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02762-7
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