Prophylactic effect of topical diluted papaverine in preventing hearing loss during microvascular decompression for typical trigeminal neuralgia: Case report and technical note

Prophylactic effect of topical diluted papaverine in preventing hearing loss during microvascular decompression for typical trigeminal neuralgia: Case report and technical note

Background and objective: Papaverine hydrochloride is a direct-acting vasodilator used to manage vasospasm during various neurosurgical operations. Transient hearing loss due to vasospasm of Internal auditory artery during Posterior Fossa Microvascular Decompression (MVD) for Typical Trigeminal Neur...

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Main Authors: Carlo Giacobbo Scavo, MD, Raffaelino Roperto, MD, Guglielmo Cacciotti, MD, Francesco Corrivetti, MD, Luciano Mastronardi, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918301415

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