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However, there is no method reported where the FO has been successfully targeted via a single puncture in the presence of two or more anatomical variations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To observe the effect of a new stereotactic bidirectional approach guiding technique utilized in a patient who harbored a particularly difficult\u2010to\u2010access FO due to multiple anatomical variations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>During operation of a unique facial entry point\u2019s trigeminal neuralgia patient, make one plane which identified by a three\u2010dimensional (3D) coordinates of the FO target and arc angle value on stereotactic frame, make this plane intersected with another plane which determined by the 3D CT\u2010reconstruction\u2019s facial entry point data on a ruler, so as to elucidate the appropriate trajectory. The authors coined the approach \u201cAir\u2010to\u2010air meeting\u201d method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We completed the radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) with a single puncture to successfully target the FO according to the preoperative plan confirmed by C\u2010arm radiography. Postoperative pain scores using a visual analog scale decreased from 10 to 3 by the first day after the procedure. 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