Middle Fossa Versus Retrosigmoid-Transmeatal Approach in Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: A Prospective Study

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 927-934

  Colletti, Vittorio ^a   Fiorino, Francesco ^b  

^a Policlinico GB Rossi   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Hearing preservation; Surgical approach; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HUMAN; INNER EAR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE FOSSA APPROACH; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEURILEMOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSIGMOID TRANSMEATAL APPROACH; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0242440317     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200311000-00018     Document Type: Article

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