Nascimento RFV, Pipek LZ, de Aguiar PHP. Is percutaneous balloon compression better than microvascular decompression to treat trigeminal neuralgia? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
J Clin Neurosci 2023;
109:11-20. [PMID:
36634472 DOI:
10.1016/j.jocn.2023.01.002]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a neuropathic pain that affects one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. Surgical options after pharmacological failure are Microvascular Decompression (MVD) or percutaneous procedures, which include Balloon Compression (PBC). This study aims to describe pain outcomes and complications after PBC and MVD procedures for patients with trigeminal neuralgia.
METHODS
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS, and Web of Science databases up to April 2022, following PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and meta-Analysis). Articles that separately describe pain outcome for MVD and PBC were included. MINORS tool was used for bias assessment. Meta-analysis results are presented in forest plot and funnel plot.
RESULTS
853 studies were assessed for screening, and 11 studies met the inclusion criteria for this review. A total of 1046 patients underwent PBC and 1324 underwent MVD. The subgroup analysis for patients without multiple sclerosis shows that MVD was associated with lower number of patients with pain than PBC, with an OR value of 0.54 (95 % CI 0.34-0.84). All other analyses evidenced a tendency for better outcomes after the MVD procedure, but with no statistically significant difference.
CONCLUSION
Considering short and long pain relief, recurrence of pain and total complications for MVD and PBC, our study found that MVD is the best surgical option available for trigeminal neuralgia.
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