Clinical study on trigeminal neuralgia treatment with minimally invasive multipoint radiofrequency thermal coagulation

To observe the clinical efficacy of multipoint radiofrequency thermal coagulation on trigeminal neuralgia management.

180 patients diagnosed as primary trigeminal neuralgia were included in this study. The patients were randomly divided into three groups, 60 patients in treatment group, 60 patients in the first control group and 60 patients in second control group respectively. Multipoint radiofrequency ablation therapy was utilized in the treatment group, radiofrequency thermal coagulation therapy on trigeminal ganglion was applied in the first control group and patients in second control group were treated by nerve block therapy. Then the curative effect of the three groups after the treatment was compared and analyzed.

To the curative effects, the VAS score showed insignificant difference between treatment group and the first control group (P>0.05), while an significant difference between treatment group and the second control group (P<0.05). To the complications concerned, higher occurrence was found in the first control group. There was no significant difference between the treatment group and the first control group in the recurrence rate (P>0.05).

The minimally invasive multipoint radiofrequency ablation on the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia has significant effect with fewer complications and higher patients safety.