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World J Clin Cases. Oct 26, 2023; 11(30): 7380-7385
Published online Oct 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i30.7380
Interpeduncular cistern intrathecal targeted drug delivery for intractable postherpetic neuralgia: A case report
Feng Fu, Xian-Feng Jiang, Jing-Jing Wang, Lei Gong, Chen Yun, Hong-Tao Sun, Feng-Wu Tang
Feng Fu, Xian-Feng Jiang, Lei Gong, Chen Yun, Feng-Wu Tang, Departments of Pain Medicine, Characteristic Medical Center of People’s Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China
Jing-Jing Wang, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma Repair, Institute of Neurotrauma Repair, Characteristic Medical Center of People’s Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China
Hong-Tao Sun, Department of Neurotrauma Repair, Characteristic Medical Center of People’s Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China
Author contributions: Fu F, Jiang XF and Tang FW contributed to design of the work; Fu F and Gong L contributed to data collection and analysis; Fu F, Yun C, Tang FW, and Wang JJ contributed to interpretation of data; Fu F, Jiang XF, Yun C, Sun HT, and Tang FW contributed to drafting and revision of the manuscript; All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81891004; Tianjin Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 21JCQNJC01140.
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Corresponding author: Feng-Wu Tang, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Departments of Pain Medicine, Characteristic Medical Center of People’s Armed Police, No. 220 Chenglin Road Dongli District, Tianjin 300162, China. doctang@126.com
Received: July 1, 2023
Peer-review started: July 1, 2023
First decision: August 16, 2023
Revised: September 2, 2023
Accepted: September 28, 2023
Article in press: September 28, 2023
Published online: October 26, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We describe a case of refractory postherpetic neuralgia in the trigeminal nerve area that was successfully treated by implanting of an intrathecal drug delivery system with catheter tip placement at the interpeduncular cistern. We discuss the key points and difficulties in the surgical process and the future expansion of this technique.