Table 2 Perioperative patients information.

From: Endoscopic microvascular decompression for primary trigeminal neuralgia: surgical experience and early outcomes

Characteristics

Endoscope (%)

Microscope (%)

t/ χ2/Z

P

Efficacy

  

6.500

0.039*

Effective

    

Healed

Mitigation

Invalid

59(93.7)

4(6.3)

0(0)

60(81.1)

8(10.8)

6(8.1)

  

Recurrence

Operative time (mins)

Hospitalization time (days)

3(4.8)

192.62 ± 7.38

7.73 ± 0.30

8(10.8)

186.43 ± 5.39

8.08 ± 0.38

0.246

0.285

0.102

0.620

0.776

0.919

Responsible vessels

  

4.399

0.883

SCA

AICA

PICA

VA

BA

PV

SCA + AICA

SCA + PICA

SCA + PV

SCA + BA

46(73.1)

7(11.1)

1(1.6)

4(6.3)

1(1.6)

1(1.6)

2(3.2)

1(1.6)

0(0)

0(0)

54(73.0)

6(8.1)

2(2.7)

3(4.1)

2(2.7)

3(4.1)

1(1.4)

1(1.4)

1(1.4)

1(1.4)

  

Postoperative complications

  

0.243

0.622

Aseptic meningitis

Facial paralysis

Intracranial infection

Low intracranial pressure syndrome

Postoperative intracranial hemorrhage

cerebrospinal fluid leakage

Hydrocephalus

Hearing loss

Transient diplopia

Cerebellar infarction

Death

3(4.8)

0(0)

0(0)

2(3.2)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

1(1.6)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

5(6.8)

1(1.4)

0(0)

1(1.4)

0(0)

2(2.7)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

  
  1. SCA: Superior cerebellar artery; AICA: Anterior inferior cerebellar artery; PICA: Posterior inferior cerebellar artery; VA: Vertebral artery; BA: Basilar artery; PV: Petrosal vein.