Raposio G, Raposio E. Surgical therapy of occipital (Arnold) neuralgia: A case series.
Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022;
80:104237. [PMID:
36045775 PMCID:
PMC9422306 DOI:
10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104237]
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Abstract
Objective
The idea to treat occipital neuralgia patients with a surgical procedure is relatively recent. The aim of this paper was to describe the surgical techniques and our 12-year experience in this field.
Materials and methods
From June 2011 till February 2022 we have performed surgery over 232 patients with occipital neuralgia.
Results
The surgical procedure elicited a positive response in 86% of the patients.
Conclusions
The described techniques allowed to obtain an high rate of positive results with a minimum percentage of complications.
The idea to treat occipital (Arnold) neuralgia patients with a surgical procedure is relatively recent.
The aim of this paper was to describe the surgical techniques and our 12-year experience in this field.
The described techniques allowed to obtain an high rate of positive results with a minimum percentage of complications.
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