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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
Facial nerve outcomes and surgical complication rates for other cranial nerves were evaluated retrospectively after the resection of large acoustic neuromas. The charts of all patients who underwent surgical removal of an acoustic neuroma between 1992 and 2001 at New York University Medical Center were reviewed. Fifty-four patients with tumors measuring 3 cm or larger were included in the study. Four patients had neurofibromatosis type 2, two of whom underwent bilateral removal of acoustic neuromas. Translabyrinthine microsurgical removal of tumor was performed in 47 of 56 cases (84%). In all cases, EMG monitoring, improved sharp microdissection, and ultrasonic aspiration were employed. Facial nerve function was assessed using the House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system immediately after surgery and at follow-up visits. A House-Brackmann grade III or better was achieved in 90% of patients, and a grade II or better was achieved in 84% of patients. Ultimate facial nerve outcome was excellent after the surgical resection of large acoustic neuromas. Preoperative cranial nerve palsies also improved after surgery. The translabyrinthine approach for tumor removal is our treatment of choice for acoustic neuromas 3 cm or larger.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1531-5010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
85-90; discussion 90-1
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Cranial nerve preservation in surgery for large acoustic neuromas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA. tom.roland@med.nyu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article