Table 5 Postoperative complications of PBC series (%)
From: Percutaneous balloon compression for primary trigeminal neuralgia in patients older than 80 years
Series | Facial numbness | Masseter muscle weakness | Dysesthesia | Anesthesia dolorosa | Corneal anesthesia | Diplopia | Meningitis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown et al. | 77 | 16 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5 |
Skirving et al. | 89 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 |
Stomal et al. | >90 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 |
Chen et al. | 100 | 18.8 | a | 0 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
Campos et al. | a | 17.9 | 10.3 | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0 |