Comparison of Effectiveness and Safety between Intraoperative 3D-CT-Guided and C-Arm-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Compression for Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
Table 1
Demographic data and preoperative conditions of the included patients.
Variables
Total
C-arm
3D-CT
value
N
291
79
212
Age (years old)
63.0 (53.9, 68.0)
63.0 (56.3, 66.9)
62.4 (53.7, 69.1)
0.882
Gender (female/male)
182/109
55/24
127/85
0.136
Preoperative disease duration (months)
47.8 ± 18.5
50.2 ± 14.6
46.9 ± 19.7
0.170
Left/right-sided lesion (n)
77/214
15/64
62/150
0.100
Branches affected (n)
0.237
I
15
5
10
II
39
15
24
III
36
10
26
I + II
55
17
38
I + III
19
6
13
II + III
77
19
58
I + II + III
50
7
43
Preoperative BNI (n)
0.270
I
0
0
0
II
0
0
0
III
32
12
20
IV
199
49
150
V
60
18
42
Patients with previous surgeries/interventions (n)
