title: Endoscopic assisted microneurosurgery for gasserian portion of trigeminal neuroma: two cases.
abstract: We report two cases of trigeminal neuroma that were operated on by the neurosurgery team at Felício Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Endoscopic assisted microsurgery was the technique used to approach the gasserian region tumor with good results.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, Minas Gerais Federal University, and Felício Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos Mendes
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Faleiro
authors.forename: Rodrigo Moreira
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Faleiro
authors.forename: Luiz Fernando Vilar
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Barroso
authors.forename: Daniel Andrade
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gripp
mesh_terms: D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*