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Microvascular Decompression: Salient Surgical Principles and Technical Nuances
Published on: July 5, 2011
The "hanging technique" of vascular transposition in microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: technical
Aristotelis P Mitsos1, Nikolaos Georgakoulias, Spiridon A Lafazanos
1Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. aristotelis.mitsos@wolfson-oxford.com
Abstract:
The successful long-term outcome of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia is largely dependent on the maintenance of the isolation between the trigeminal nerve and the offending vessel, avoiding also the development of scar tissue around the nerve. We propose an alternative technique to achieve this target by "hanging" the offending vessel from the overlying tentorium using a strip of autologous tissue without interposing any foreign material.
