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Table 4 Comparison of postoperative recurrence in NVC patients treated with fully E-MVD

From: Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression for the treatment of hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia: a retrospective study

Variables

NVC patients responded to E-MVD (n = 246)

χ² Value

P

Value

Recurrence

(n = 15)

Recurrence-free (n = 231)

Sex, n (%)

  

0.122

0.582*

Female

8 (53.33)

136 (58.87)

  

Male

7 (46.67)

95 (41.13)

  

Age (years), n (%)

  

0.032

0.806*

≤ 60

9 (60.00)

130 (56.28)

  

> 60

6 (40.00)

101 (43.72)

  

Disease duration (years), n (%)

  

3.046

0.047*

≤ 3

2 (13.33)

80 (34.63)

  

> 3

13 (86.67)

151 (65.37)

  

Type of responsible vessel, n (%)

  

18.091

<0.001*

Arterial

2 (13.33)

200 (86.58)

  

Non-arterial

13 (86.67)

31 (13.42)

  

CPA area ratio, n (%)

   

0.014#

≤ 1

5 (33.33)

161 (69.70)

  

> 1

10 (66.67)

70 (43.30)

  

Angle ratio of FN/TGN, n (%)

  

1.651

0.282*

≤ 1

4 (26.67)

103 (44.59)

  

> 1

11 (73.33)

128 (55.41)

  

Length ratio of FN/TGN

(cisternal segment), n (%)

  

0.275

0.639*

≤ 1

6 (40.00)

80 (34.63)

  

> 1

9 (60.00)

151 (65.37)

  
  1. NVC: neurovascular compression syndromes; E-MVD: endoscopic microvascular decompression; CPA: cerebellopontine angle; FN: facial nerve; TGN: trigeminal nerve; * chi-square test; # fisher’s exact test