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Robot-Guided Microballoon Compression of the Trigeminal Nerve for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Fibrous Dysplasia of the Skull: A Case Report and Literature Review

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Cranial fibrous dysplasia (FD) syndrome is a benign, rare, and idiopathic skeletal disorder characterized by the replacement and expansion of medullary bone by disorganized fibro-osseous tissue. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is most commonly caused by vascular compression at the trigeminal nerve root entry zone. Secondary TN caused by cranial FD syndrome is extremely rare. This article reports a case of cranial FD syndrome in which the lesion resulted in posterior cranial fossa narrowing, leading to the occurrence of TN. We located the patient's foramen ovale with robotic navigation, and we effectively treated the patient's TN with balloon compression.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.74376

Authors: Xingyuan Ma, Yicheng Luo, Tingzhen Deng, Maohua Zheng

Institutions: Lanzhou University, First Hospital of Lanzhou University

Language: English

Topic: Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Lanzhou University