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#Repost with @skullbasemd Microsurgical clipping of a superior hypophyseal artery aneurysm compressing the optic nerve. Obliterating an aneurysm is like diffusing a bomb. It can burst at any given moment. Requires intense concentration, body awareness, correct hand positioning, attention to details. No background music, just a cone of silence. #hurtlocker #lovemyjob #neurosurgery #neurosurgerylife #cerebrovascularneurosurgeon #skullbasesurgeon #brainaneurysm #aneurysm #clipping #medical #medicine #surgery #medstudent #nurse #rutgersneurosurgery #skullbasemd @bafound @university_hospital_newark @rwjbarnabas_health @saintclares #neurosurgeryblog #neurocirurgiabr

Giant glomus vagale tumor (vagal paraganglioma) invading jugular foramen and cerebellopontine angle with preop cranial nerve 10 and 12 deficits(top row). Complete resection achieved via extended far lateral transmastoid transjugular transsigmoid transcervical approach. Postop films on bottom row. Facial nerve and hearing intact. #glomusvagale #paraganglioma #skullbasesurgery #rutgersneurosurgery #skullbasemd #jameskliu #Repost @skullbasemd #neurosurgeryblog #neurocirurgiabr