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Case 9: Left Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Microvascular Decompression of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

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This case illustrates microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia (Fig. 30.1).

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine—Banner, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Peter Nakaji

  2. Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Peter Nakaji

  3. Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Peter Nakaji

  4. Inpatient Neurosurgical Care, Chandler Regional Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    David Fusco

  5. Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA

    Brandon Liebelt

  6. University of Arizona College of Medicine, Banner—University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Michaela Lee

  7. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Xiaochun Zhao

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  1. Chair of Neurological Surgery, Vice President and Director, The Neurological Institute, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Nicholas C. Bambakidis

  2. Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals Health System, Jane and Henry Meyer Distinguished CEO, Endowed Chair, Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Cliff A. Megerian

  3. Emeritus President and CEO, Emeritus Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Robert F. Spetzler

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Nakaji, P., Fusco, D., Liebelt, B., Lee, M., Zhao, X. (2022). Case 9: Left Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Microvascular Decompression of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. In: Bambakidis, N.C., Megerian, C.A., Spetzler, R.F. (eds) Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12507-2_30

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