Hearing Preservation in 2.7 cm Vestibular Schwannoma
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Hearing preservation in 2.7 cm vestibular schwannoma.
Hearing preservation is exceedingly difficult in vestibular schwannoma surgery, especially with increasing tumor size. We herein report a case of hearing preservation in a 2.7 cm vestibular schwannoma, where the patient maintained her pre-operative hearing threshold of 55 dB till a year after surgery. Hence, it appears that an attempt at hearing preservation is worth pursuing.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nepal Medical Association
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1815-672X,0028-2715
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.235