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Original paper

Own observations in the application of peripheral cryoneuroablation in the treatment of the trigeminal neuralgia

Bogumił Lewandowski
1, 2
,
Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska
3
,
Małgorzata Migut
1, 3
,
Robert Brodowski
1

  1. Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, The Fryderyk Chopin University Clinical Hospital, Rzeszów, Poland
  2. Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Rzeszów, Poland
  3. Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Collegium Medicum, University of Rzeszów, Poland
Medical Studies 2026; 42 (1): 32–38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2026.160448
Online publish date: 2026/04/20
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