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Table 3 Comparison of Postoperative complications [n(%)]

From: Percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation and microvascular decompression for treating glossopharyngeal neuralgia: a retrospective clinical study

group

n

Foreign body sensation in pharynx

Difficulty swallowing

Drinking water choking cough

infect

hypogeusia

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage

PRT

13

4(30.8)

2(15.4)

3(23.1)

0(0)

2(15.4)

0(0)

order of severity

 

prolonged the time of hospitalization

prolonged the time of hospitalization

prolonged the time of hospitalization

 

There was no significant effect on the course of disease

 

duration

 

0-3month

0-1month

0-1month

 

0-1month

 

MVD

9

1(11.1)

1(11.1)

1(11.1)

2(22.2)

0(0)

1(11.1)

order of severity

 

There was no significant effect on the course of disease

0.00

0.00

prolonged the time of hospitalization

 

prolonged the time of hospitalization

duration

 

7 day

3 day

1 day

10 day

 

7 day

  1. Abbreviations: PRT, percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation; MVD, microvascular decompression