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ArticleAnatomical science international2024

Anatomical measurements of trigeminal ganglion: a cadaver study.

Xiang Zhang, Yong Bai, Jianfei Hou, Wenbin Chen, Kailiang Cheng, Longjin Zi, Ping Wang

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Xiang Zhang *Department of Anatomy, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China.
Yong Bai *Department of Anatomy, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China.
Jianfei HouDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, #705, Hongqiao South RD, Alar, 843300, China.
Wenbin ChenDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, #705, Hongqiao South RD, Alar, 843300, China.
Kailiang ChengDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130032, China.
Longjin ZiDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, #705, Hongqiao South RD, Alar, 843300, China.
Ping WangDepartment of Anatomy, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China. wangping_km@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4865-3209

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the President program of Tarim University TDZKSS202237
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Abstract

It is difficult to obtain specific information regarding the trigeminal ganglion (TG), especially pediatric TG. The aim of present study was to determine the parameters of the TG and assist in the neuroablative treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Thirty-seven sides of cadaver heads that had undergone gross anatomical examination were included, with 29 sides of adults and 8 sides of infants. The distance and angles were measured among 12 points, with nine points adjacent to the TG and three points on the foramen ovale (FO). The three points on FO were represented as three different surgical approaches for TN: posterior FO approach (PFO), lateral FO approach (LFO), and anterior FO approach (AFO). A high similarity was found in pediatric TG. No statistical difference was detected in either the distance or the angles between the 12 points. Statistical difference was found in adult heads in some of the distances, which included PFO to point 5 (17.97 ± 3.35 mm in the left and 15.52 ± 2.28 mm in the right; p = 0.03) and LFO to point 5 and point 8. Moreover, the angle for PFO to point 5 showed a statistically significant difference (60.10 ± 14.02 in the left and 46.63 ± 10.48 in the right; p = 0.01). These findings revealed that surgical neuroablation for patients with TN should be performed more carefully when the PFO or LFO approach is adopted, with a precise preoperative evaluation to avoid corneal complications. Two safety radiofrequency rhizotomy points are also presented to deal with two different kinds of TN.

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Foramen OvaleTrigeminal NeuralgiaAdultCadaverChildHumansTrigeminal GanglionCadaverNeuroablationNeuroanatomyTrigeminal ganglionTrigeminal neuralgia

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