Jannetta procedure

Jannetta procedure
Jan·net·ta procedure (jə-netґə) [Peter Joseph Jannetta, American neurosurgeon, born 1932] see under procedure.

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  • Microvascular decompression — (MVD), also known as the Jannetta procedure,[1] is a neurosurgical procedure used to treat trigeminal neuralgia, a pain syndrome characterized by severe episodes of intense facial pain and hemifacial spasm. Contents 1 History 2 Patient selection …   Wikipedia

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