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Middle fossa decompression of the trigeminal sensory root for trigeminal neuralgia-a re-appraisal and a modification of the technique

U. S. VENGSARKAR Department of Neurosurgery, Sir H.N. Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Bombay, India
,
Y. B. MOKASHI Department of Neurosurgery, Sir H.N. Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Bombay, India
&
M. G. BHATJIWALE Department of Neurosurgery, Sir H.N. Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Bombay, India
Pages 743-748 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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