Abstract
Microvascular decompression (MVD) using the lateral suboccipital approach (LSA) has become the treatment of choice for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) since Jannetta’s original description using a surgical microscope [3, 4]. The goal of this functional surgery is to prevent postoperative complications such as hearing loss and to achieve complete pain relief. Recurrence of pain remains a problem after MVD; therefore, every effort should be made to prevent it [5–7, 14].
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Matsushima, T. (2015). Microvascular Decompression Surgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Special Reference to the Infratentorial Lateral Supracerebellar Approach Using the Tentorial Stitched Sling Retraction Method. In: Microsurgical Anatomy and Surgery of the Posterior Cranial Fossa. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54183-7_11
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