Usually means: Surgery to relieve nerve compression.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Microvascular decompression)

noun:  Microvascular decompression, also known as the Jannetta procedure, is a neurosurgical procedure used to treat trigeminal neuralgia (along with other cranial nerve neuralgias), a pain syndrome characterized by severe episodes of intense facial pain, and hemifacial spasm.


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