Publications by authors named "Xin-Yuan Wen"
Background: More evidence is required to support that computerized tomography navigation percutaneous spinal endoscopy in the treatment of highly migrated lumbar disc herniation is a more minimally invasive surgery than open discectomy .
Objective: To quantitatively evaluate the efficacy and minimal invasiveness of computerized tomography navigation percutaneous spinal endoscopy and open discectomy in highly migrated lumbar disc herniation.
Study Design: A prospective randomized study.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation (PRT) via the foramen rotundum (FR) for the treatment of isolated maxillary (V2) idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) and assess the appropriate puncture angle through the anterior coronoid process to reach the FR.
Methods: Between January 2011 and October 2016, 87 patients with V2 ITN refractory to conservative treatment were treated by computed tomography (CT)-guided PRT via the FR at our institution. The outcome of pain relief was assessed by the visual analog scale (VAS) and Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) pain grade and grouped as complete pain relief (BNI grades I-III) or unsuccessful pain relief (BNI grades IV-V).
Outcome of gallbladder preservation in surgical management of primary bile duct stones.
World J Gastroenterol
August 2003
Aim: To evaluate the methods and outcome of gallbladder preservation in surgical treatment of primary bile duct stones.
Methods: Thirty-five patients with primary bile duct stones and intact gallbladders received stone extraction by two operative approaches, 23 done through the intrahepatic duct stump (RBD-IDS, the RBD-IDS group) after partial hepatectomy and 12 through the hepatic parenchyma by retrograde puncture (RBD-RP, the RBD-RP group). The gallbladders were preserved and the common bile duct (CBD) incisions were primarily closed.