Trigeminal glycerol rhizolysis in the treatment of tic douloureux.

Eleven patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia were treated by percutaneous glycerol trigeminal rhizolysis after visualization of the trigeminal cistern with metrizamide. In 10 of 11 cases treatment was successful and the pain disappeared. The technique of the treatment is described. This form of treatment is recommended as a successful and simple method, especially in the elderly population suffering from trigeminal neuralgia.