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The authors describe a low-cost, effective solution for continuing to offer this procedure using equipment already available in most hospitals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>METHODS<\/jats:title>The authors provide a detailed equipment list with step-by-step instructions on how to prepare all the necessary items and perform a percutaneous balloon compression rhizotomy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>RESULTS<\/jats:title>The custom \u201chomemade\u201d kit and technique described have been utilized successfully since June 2016 in 34 patients. The kit is a low-cost alternative, and its application does not add any operative time beyond that required for the previously commercially available kit.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>Percutaneous balloon compression rhizotomy of the gasserian ganglion is an important technique that should be readily available to patients who are not medically fit for microvascular decompression and need immediate relief of their pain. 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