Percutaneous Trigeminal Ganglion Balloon Compression Rhizotomy: Experience in 27 Patients

Table 1

Patients’ parameters and outcome of the procedure.

		Mean duration of analgesia (months)	Use of analgesic at 12 month
			None or less	The same or more
Gender	Male (𝑛=8)	9 ± 7.7	5	3
	Female (𝑛=19)	16 ± 15.7	13	6
Age	60 and younger (𝑛=14)	16 ± 18.8	8	6
	61 and older (𝑛=19)	13 ± 7.5	15	4
Duration of symptoms	5 years and less (𝑛=17)	16 ± 16.4	14	3
	6 years and more (𝑛=16)	12 ± 9.1	9	7
Previous surgical treatment	Yes (𝑛=12)	15 ± 8.8	8	4
	No (𝑛=21)	14 ± 15.5	15	6