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Surgical treatment of glossopharyngeal neuralgia via the pharyngeal approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. P. Mairs  and
T. J. Stewart
A. P. Mairs
Affiliation:
Belfast
T. J. Stewart*
Affiliation:
Belfast
*
Mr. T. J. Stewart, FRCS, Consultant Otolaryngologist, The Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 ORH, Northern Ireland.
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Abstract

Idiopathic glossopharyngeal neuralgia is an uncommon disorder which often fails to respond to medical treatment. Surgical treatment most commonly consists of intracranial section of the glossopharyngeal nerve and upper vagal rootlets. We present three cases treated by the much simpler pharyngeal approach and argue that in appropriately selected patients this approach should receive more serious consideration.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 12 - 16
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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