The lesser occipital nerve (LON) is in danger of injury during a retrosigmoid approach, and LON injury may present as occipital neuralgia with hypesthesia, dysesthesia and/or allodynia in the distribution of the LON. There are a number of treatment alternatives for refractory occipital neuralgia,...
This aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic efficacy and safety of lesser occipital nerve combined with great auricular nerve block (LOGAB) for craniotomy via a suboccipital retrosigmoid approach. Methods Patients underwent vestibular schwannoma resection via a suboccipital retrosigmoid approa...
Lesser occipital nerveGreat auricular nervePostauricular incisionSensory lossEar surgeryObjective: To describe the feasibility of preserving the lesser occipital nerve (LON) and the great auricular nerve (GAN) in postauricular incision in ear surgery. Methods: The distribution of the LON and the GAN ...