Abstract
To successfully perform microvascular decompression (MVD) procedures for neurovascular compression syndromes such as trigeminal neuralgia (TN), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN), surgeons should be extremely familiar with the anatomical relationships between blood vessels and cranial nerves (CNs) in the cerebellopontine angle. The relationships between CNs and cerebellar arteries in the posterior cranial fossa are demonstrated in an autopsy specimen in Fig. 10.1a. Compression of CN V by the lateral pontomesencephalic segment of the superior cerebellar artery (SCA) is demonstrated in Fig. 10.1b.
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Matsushima, T. (2015). Anatomy for Microvascular Decompression Procedures: Relationships Between Cranial Nerves and Vessels, Preoperative Images, and Anatomy for the Stitched Sling Retraction Technique. In: Microsurgical Anatomy and Surgery of the Posterior Cranial Fossa. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54183-7_10
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