Operated Bilateral Acoustic Neurinoma with Preservation of Hearing and Facial Nerve Function

Piffkó, P; Pásztor, E.

doi:10.1159/000275545

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“…DiTullio et al (1978) preserved hearing in only one of 79 cases. A case of hearing preservation was reported by Wanxing (1981) and by Pifko and Pasztor (1981). Tator and Nedzelski (1985) attempted to preserve cochlear nerve in 23 tumours of 2.5 cm or less.…”

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Hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery: fact or fantasy?

Sanna

Karmarkar²,

Landolfi

1995

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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This study reviews 57 papers dealing with the issue of hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery published in otolaryngologic and neurosurgical literature between theyears 1977 and 1994. The authors', in this review, have made an attempt to verify whether the claims of hearing preservation are real, whether there is a price to be paid in terms of morbidity and whether there are univocal criteria for reporting results. The review shows that there is a wide disarray in reporting hearing results and the claims of hearing preservation are often unreal and misleading. On retabulating the results of a few series according to the minimal prerequisites for normal hearing (PTA ≤3O dB and SDS ≥70 per cent) and according to other various commonly reported criteria, it became evident that rates of hearing preservation differeda lot depending upon criteria. While any measurable hearing could be preserved in many cases, only a few had normal hearing preserved.

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Section: Review Of Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery: fact or fantasy?

Sanna

Karmarkar²,

Landolfi

1995

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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Facial nerve function after suboccipital removal of acoustic neurinoma

Devriese

Werf

Borden

1984

Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Transtemporal planned partial resection of bilateral acoustic neurinomas

1988

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In an attempt to overcome the complete auditory deprivation of young patients with bilateral acoustic nerve schwannomas (Morbus v. Recklinghausen) a planned partial resection of the tumour was carried out in 11 hearing ears. The cerebello-pontine angle was exposed by the enlarged middle fossa approach (Wigand et al., HNO 1985). A strip of tumour was left in contiguity to the facial and cochlear nerves. Hearing was initially preserved in all cases. Four of them, however, developed total deafness after 3-39 months. Recurrent tumour growth was checked by CT scans. During the observation time one resting tumour became invisible, five remained unchanged. Two grew larger. Three cases dropped out of the follow-up. With regard to the high value of preserved auditory function during the first decades of life the planned partial resection may be considered preferable for cases of bilateral acoustic neuromas.

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Operated Bilateral Acoustic Neurinoma with Preservation of Hearing and Facial Nerve Function

Cited by 11 publications

References 3 publications

Hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery: fact or fantasy?

Hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery: fact or fantasy?

Facial nerve function after suboccipital removal of acoustic neurinoma

Transtemporal planned partial resection of bilateral acoustic neurinomas

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