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<journal-id>0016-3813</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta médica de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac. Méd. Méx]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-3813</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Nacional de Medicina de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0016-38132019000700070</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/gmm.19005130</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Abordaje asterional mínimamente invasivo para descompresión microvascular en neuralgia del trigémino]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Elizalde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramiro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes-Velasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Esteban]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ajler]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cornelio-Freer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karla Cecilia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Godínez-Rubí]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marisol]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado Dirección Normativa en Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,OPD Hospital Civil Juan I. Menchaca Servicio de Neurocirugía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guadalajara Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Padilla Servicio de Neurocirugía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tucumán ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Italiano Departamento de Cirugía Neurológica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Buenos Aires ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Departamento de Microbiología y Patología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guadalajara ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>155</volume>
<fpage>70</fpage>
<lpage>78</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0016-38132019000700070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0016-38132019000700070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0016-38132019000700070&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: La neuralgia del trigémino (NT) es un trastorno neuropático susceptible de tratamiento quirúrgico. El objetivo es presentar los hallazgos quirúrgicos y resultados obtenidos en 26 pacientes con NT, tratados mediante un abordaje asterional mínimamente invasivo para descompresión vascular trigeminal.  Métodos: Estudio longitudinal descriptivo. Se intervino mediante abordaje asterional a 26 pacientes. Se registró el historial médico, hallazgos quirúrgicos, respuesta al tratamiento y complicaciones. Se les dio seguimiento durante 36 meses.  Resultados: Diecinueve casos se asociaron a compresión vascular, cinco casos a aracnoiditis y los dos restantes se relacionaron con esclerosis múltiple y neuralgia postherpética. El dolor se controló significativamente en todos los pacientes durante el postoperatorio inmediato. A 36 meses de seguimiento, en 25 pacientes se alcanzó un control total o aceptable del dolor. A largo plazo 22 pacientes evolucionaron sin complicaciones permanentes.  Conclusiones: La cirugía de descompresión microvascular a través de un abordaje asterional mínimamente invasivo para el tratamiento de la NT es una alternativa con resultados similares al abordaje retrosigmoideo clásico, pero que suma las bondades de una técnica quirúrgica que se rige con los principios de la mínima invasión. Se requieren esfuerzos constantes para optimizar las técnicas quirúrgicas en el tratamiento de la NT.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a neuropathic disorder that can be treated surgically. This study aimed to present the surgical findings and the clinical outcomes of 26 patients with TN treated by minimally invasive asterional surgery.  Methods: Longitudinal descriptive study. Twenty-six patients with TN underwent minimally invasive asterional surgery. The medical history, surgical findings, therapeutic response, and complications were registered. They were followed for 36 months.  Results: Nineteen cases were associated with vascular compression; five were associated with arachnoiditis. The two remaining cases were associated with multiple sclerosis and post-herpetic neuralgia. The pain was substantially reduced in all patients in the immediate postoperative period. At 36 months, in 25 patients, total or acceptable pain control was achieved. In the long term, 22 patients evolved with no permanent complications.  Conclusion: The microvascular decompression surgery by an asterional approach is an alternative with similar results to the classic retrosigmoid approach to treat TN, but that adds the benefits of the principles of minimally invasive surgery. Constant efforts need to be made to optimize minimally invasive surgical techniques for TN.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neuralgia del trigémino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía de descompresión microvascular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neurocirugía de mínima invasión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Abordaje asterional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Trigeminal neuralgia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Microvascular decompression surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Minimally invasive neurosurgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Asterional approach]]></kwd>
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