Open and Percutaneous Trigeminal Nucleotractotomy: A Case Series and Literature Review.

Introduction: Nucleotractotomy is an efficient surgical technique that provides a high pain relief rate for specific clinical indications. There are two main approaches for performing this operation: an open and percutaneous technique.

Methods: In the Federal Center of Neurosurgery (Novosibirsk, Russia) from 2016 to 2022, 13 trigeminal nucleotractotomies (7 open and 6 percutaneous) were performed in 12 patients (5 women and 7 men).

Masseter-to-Facial Cranial Nerve Anastomosis: A Report of 30 Cases.

Background: Facial nerve paralysis (FP) is a possible complication of cerebellopontine angle tumor surgery. Several donor nerves have been used in the past for facial reanimation. We report the results of 30 cases of masseter-to-facial anastomosis.