How I do it: endoscopic microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm associated with anterior inferior cerebellar artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery common trunk.
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Abstract
Multiple vessels from the anterior inferior cerebellar artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery common trunk (APC) variation of the posterior circulation can cause hemifacial spasm (HFS). Endoscopic microvascular decompression (eMVD) was performed using 0° and 30° endoscopes through a retrosigmoid keyhole. The root exit zone (REZ) was decompressed by transpositioning the offending anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) and posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) arising from the APC under excellent endoscopic view. eMVD is an advanced, minimally invasive and reliable technique to resolve the neurovascular conflict (NVC) in HFS due to offenders from APC.
Medical subject headings
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Microvascular Decompression Surgery
- Heart Defects, Congenital