Journal article
Results and complications from acoustic neuroma excision via middle cranial fossa approach
The American journal of otology (New York, N.Y.), Vol.17(4), pp.669-675
07/1996
PMID: 8841719
Abstract
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 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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Results and complications from acoustic neuroma excision via middle cranial fossa approach
- Creators
- P C Weber - Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USAB J Gantz
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of otology (New York, N.Y.), Vol.17(4), pp.669-675
- PMID
- 8841719
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Otol
- ISSN
- 0192-9763
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1996
- Academic Unit
- Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984304035702771
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