Endoscopic Resection of Right Petrous Meningioma Causing Trigeminal Neuralgia: “The Double Crush” Phenomenon

Keywords

trigeminal neuralgia - cerebellopontine angle tumors - double crush phenomenon - microvascular decompression - endoscopic retrosigmoid craniotomy - neuropathic pain

Supplementary Video Endoscopic resection of right petrous meningioma with microvascular decompression of the superior cerebellar artery loop compressing the trigeminal nerve.

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