Results and Complications from Acoustic Neuroma Excision via Middle Cranial Fossa Approach
作者:
Peter Weber,
Bruce Gantz,
期刊:
The American Journal of Otology
(OVID Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 17,
issue 4
页码: 669-675
ISSN:0192-9763
年代: 1996
出版商: OVID
关键词: Middle cranial fossa approach;Acoustic neuroma
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Summary:The middle cranial fossa (MCF) approach for acoustic neuromas has been criticized for limited exposure, anatomic surgical difficulty, and increased risk to facial nerve and temporal lobe. From 1986 to the present, 49 patients' acoustic neuromas were removed via the MCF approach. Hearing was preserved or improved in 69% of patients regardless of preoperative hearing levels, and facial nerve function was Grade II or better in 94%. Both results demonstrate improvement improvement from our report 8 years ago. In addition, all patients are without recurrence. Our results continue to demonstrate the surgical advantages of the MCF approach and that, in experienced hands, it is as efficacious as other hearing preservation approaches.
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