Jannetta procedure
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Jannetta procedure — Jan·net·ta procedure (jə netґə) [Peter Joseph Jannetta, American neurosurgeon, born 1932] see under procedure … Medical dictionary
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
microvascular decompression — a microsurgical procedure for relief of trigeminal neuralgia; decompression of the sensory root of the trigeminal nerve is accomplished by insertion of a small nonabsorbable sponge to relieve pressure from small blood vessels where the root… … Medical dictionary
