Abstract
Microvascular decompression was performed in 10 hemifacial spasm patients using Gore-tex vascular grafts as a prosthesis. Postoperative complication (transient deafness) occurred only in one patient, and recurrence in none during follow-up of 1-51 months, indicating that Gore-tex is a very effective prosthesis.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
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Cerebral Arteries / pathology
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Cerebral Arteries / surgery*
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Facial Nerve Diseases / etiology
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Facial Nerve Diseases / surgery*
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Facial Paralysis / etiology
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Facial Paralysis / surgery*
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Female
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Hemiplegia / etiology
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Hemiplegia / surgery*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Muscle Spasticity
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Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology
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Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery*
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Polytetrafluoroethylene*