2 CASES WITH GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA TREATED BY NERVE RESECTION - OROPHARYNGEAL APPROACH

Two patients with idiopathic glossopharyngeal neuralgia received gloss opharyngeal nerve resection by the oropharyngeal method, and their sym ptoms were relieved. Both patients had suffered proxysms of severe pai n in the unilateral glossopharyngeal innervation for many years, and p harmaceutical treatment had been made in vain and, although surgical i ntervention in one patient had resulted in temporary relief, it had no t been possible to prevent recurrence. As the identification of trigge r zones by the method of local nerve block caused us to think that sur gical treatment would be more effective in both patients, the glossoph aryngeal nerve was resected, using the oropharyngeal method, with a vi ew to attaining permanent sympotmatic relief. Consequently, satisfacto ry results were obtained.