title: A tentorial sling in microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. Technical note.
abstract: The key to the successful microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve is the maintenance of the separation between the trigeminal nerve and the offending vessel. The authors describe a technique whereby a dural sling is fashioned from the tentorium cerebelli (the anatomy of which is briefly reviewed), which is used to suspend the vessel away from the nerve and is secured by a single hemoclip.
authors.affiliation: Constantiaberg Medi Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Melvill
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Baxter
mesh_terms: D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D003250:Constriction; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*