Fully Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression: Our Early Experience

Background. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a widely accepted treatment for neurovascular disorders associated with facial pain and spasm. The endoscope has rapidly become a standard tool in neurosurgical procedures; however, its adoption in lateral approaches to the posterior fossa has been sl...

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Main Authors: Casey H. Halpern, Shih-Shan Lang, John Y. K. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Minimally Invasive Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/739432