1990～1995年，我们采用埋植羊肠线治疗原发性三叉神经痛21例，取得较满意效果，现报告如下。1临床资料1．1一般情况本组21例，男8例，女13例，年龄19～65岁，病程3～18年。埋植前，全部病例均经详细询问病史和体检，都有三叉神经分布范围内发作性疼痛，有无痛间歇期，触发点可 From 1990 to 1995, we treated 21 cases of primary trigeminal neuralgia with implanted catgut and achieved satisfactory results. The report is as follows. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General This group of 21 cases, 8 males and 13 females, aged 19 to 65 years, duration of 3 to 18 years. Buried before, all cases were asked in detail medical history and physical examination, there are trigeminal nerve distribution within the onset of pain, painless intermission, the trigger point