[Application of the insulating material teflon--pladgets (Genzyme-USA) during the microvascular decompression]

Various isolation materials have been used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia due to neuro-vascular conflict. Surgical treatment (MVD) currently utilizes for isolation soft teflon pladgets, which are, after appropriate preparation, placed in the form of wool between the conflicted structures. The materiał was used in 20 surgical procedures. The definite advantage of this materiał as compared to others is the possibility to position it correctly between the blood vessel and the nerve without additional fixation with e.g. a tissue adhesive. Observations indicate that this is the best isolation materiał of those used so far in MVD procedures.