An unusual late complication of Gasserian ganglion cecompression surgery. Case report.
The authors report an unusual complication following sugery for decompression of the Gasserian ganglion. Eight years postoperatively this patient developed a left temporal lobe granuloma caused by a piece of wood used to plug the foramen spinosum at surgery. The patient's clinical and radiological findings were suggestive of a glioma involving the temporal lobe.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery; D014934:Wood