Acoustic Neuroma Surgery in Geriatric Patients
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[Complications and sequelae in acoustic neuroma surgery].
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the complications and sequelae of acoustic neuroma surgery, according to tumour size. PATIENTS AND METHOD A retrospective analysis of 120 patients who underwent microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannomas between November 1994 and September 2006 was undertaken. Tumour size, extent of removal, preservation of facial and cochlear nerves, complications, and sequelae w...
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IMAGING FINDINGS Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed a 1.5to 1.8-cm solid and cystic mass that enhances on T1 with contrast at the right cerebellopontine angle and extends into the internal auditory canal, abutting the cerebellum medially (Figure 1). On the day of treatment a stereolocalization MRI showed a mass in the right cerebellopontine angle extending into the right inter...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/014556139907800612