Kanayama Seisaku, Shono Naoyuki, Inoue Masato
Neurosurgery, Center Hospital of National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, JPN.
Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, JPN.
Cureus. 2024 Apr 9;16(4):e57935. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57935. eCollection 2024 Apr.
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) caused by venous compression presents challenges in surgical management, unlike the arterial type. Preoperative diagnostic certainty regarding venous etiology and anatomical relationships is crucial for surgical success. We discuss a case of TN caused by a vein passing through the nerve that was challenging to visualize on conventional MRI and was treated successfully by leveraging information from modern surgical simulation technology with 3D computer graphics. We recognized a potentially troublesome anatomical feature in advance and mitigated the risk by identifying a collateral drainage route for the causative vein, making it feasible to be sacrificed while ensuring treatment efficacy.
与动脉型三叉神经痛不同,由静脉压迫引起的三叉神经痛(TN)在外科治疗中存在挑战。术前明确静脉病因及解剖关系对于手术成功至关重要。我们讨论了一例由静脉穿过神经引起的TN病例,该静脉在传统MRI上难以显示,通过利用现代手术模拟技术和3D计算机图形学信息成功进行了治疗。我们提前识别出一个潜在的麻烦解剖特征,并通过为致病静脉确定一条侧支引流途径来降低风险,从而在确保治疗效果的同时,使牺牲该静脉成为可能。