News from Bai Chay Hospital (Quang Ninh) said that for the first time, the hospital successfully performed microsurgery to remove tumors in the right cerebellar angle and decompress nerve V with endoscopic support.
This is a modern, minimally invasive, effective cranial nerve surgery technique, helping patients improve their quality of life.
The patient is Mr. Do VC (1967, residing in Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province) with headaches, migraines in branches V, I, II, III, and dizziness for regarding 6 months, but medical treatment did not improve. Examined at Bai Chay Hospital, patients were examined clinically and had in-depth tests performed.
Tumor location in the cerebellopontine angle area on MRI. BVCC photo
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results showed that the tumor extended from the base of the skull in the suprasellar area to the right cerebellopontine angle, pressing on the right pons and cerebellar peduncle, with conflicts between blood vessels and nerves. Longitude V right.
Doctors consulted and prescribed microsurgical tumor resection and endoscopically assisted V nerve decompression.
With the support of the microsurgical and endoscopic surgical system, the surgical team of Dr. Giang Loc Anh (Department of Thoracic Surgery and Neurology, Bai Chay Hospital) performed a cranial osteotomy behind the sigmoid sinus. Maximum tumor removal, decompression of vascular and nerve conflicts V.
The surgery was safe, ensuring good hemostasis and preserving healthy brain structures and important nerves. After 7 days, the patient recovered well, had significant pain relief, no complications were noted and was discharged from the hospital.
For the first time, Bai Chay Hospital successfully performed microsurgery to remove tumors in the right cerebellar angle, decompressing the V nerve with endoscopic assistance (Surgery for the patient. Photo of BVCC)
Doctor Giang Loc Anh (Department of Surgery and Thoracic Neurology, Bai Chay Hospital) said: “The patient’s tumor is located in a difficult-to-reach location – the cerebellopontine angle area, compressing and invading other areas. important functions and nerves.
Large tumors press on the nerves and brain stem, can block the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, greatly affecting the quality of life, even endangering life.
Currently, with the effective support of modern equipment such as microsurgical systems and endoscopic systems, surgeons can observe the surgical field in the pontine-cerebellar angle, the area near the brainstem, and other organs. Vascular-nerve conflict from more angles and more clearly.
Thanks to that, you can control the surgical field well, avoid damaging the healthy brain area and nerves, limit post-operative complications such as cerebrospinal fluid leakage, tinnitus, deafness, facial paralysis…, helping the patient recover. health quickly”.
Doctor Giang Loc Anh (Department of Surgery and Thoracic Neurology, Bai Chay Hospital) examined the patient following surgery. BVCC photo
According to Dr. Loc Anh, the technique of microsurgical resection of cerebellopontine angle tumors and endoscopically assisted nerve decompression is one of the highly effective techniques in the treatment of cerebellopontine angle tumors. cerebellum, hemifacial pain, hemifacial spasm due to neurovascular conflict in the cerebellopontine angle…
