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The authors describe a novel method of treatment: rerouting the trigeminal nerve and not manipulating the offending vessels.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n OBSERVATIONS<\/jats:title>\n A 50-year-old male presented with a 7-year history of TN. MRI showed that the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) was strongly compressing the trigeminal nerve from the inferomedial direction. Given the severe dolichoectatic changes, mobilization of the offending vessels was considered extremely risky. Therefore, decompression was performed by mobilizing the trigeminal nerve instead of manipulating the offending vessels. The surgery was performed via an anterior transpetrosal approach. Meckel\u2019s cave was opened to allow sufficient mobilization of the trigeminal nerve. A GORE-TEX sling was used to lift and decompress the trigeminal nerve by separation from the AICA. 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