Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	45661
Country	China

Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Nerve coblation for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Xiao-Hui Yang, Yan Li, Li-Qiang Yang, Bai-Shan Wu and Jia-Xiang Ni
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Jia-Xiang Ni, MD, Professor, Department of Pain Medicine, Capital Medical University Xuanwu Hospital, No. 45, Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100053, China. jiaxiang_ni@126.com
Key Words	Nerve coblation; Trigeminal neuralgia; Gasserian ganglion; Computed tomography guided; Case report
Core Tip	Pain due to diseases or injuries affecting the trigeminal nerve can be devastating. Conventional drug-based therapies are often ineffective in controlling advanced trigeminal neuralgia (TN). On the other hand, surgical interventions, although showing better success than most drugs, are at times accompanied by numbness and relapsing pain. In this Case, we report the treatment of a patient who presented with signs of TN using an innovative technique, computed tomography (CT)-guided nerve coblation (NC). The patient reported neither feeling pain nor numbness when followed for up to a period of six months. CT-NC, therefore, is a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of TN bearing the advantages of inducing little trauma and being effective in alleviating pain without causing postoperative numbness.
Citation	Yang XH, Li Y, Yang LQ, Wu BS, Ni JX. Nerve coblation for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(9): 1060-1065

Received	2019-01-09 08:59
Peer-Review Started	2019-01-10 06:52
To Make the First Decision	2019-01-27 05:36
Return for Revision	2019-01-28 01:39
Revised	2019-02-28 06:26
Second Decision	2019-03-15 09:23
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-03-16 22:44
Articles in Press	2019-03-16 22:44
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2019-03-22 13:52
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-05-06 04:47

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