OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study documents the importance of preserving residual low-frequency acoustic hearing as those with more residual hearing are selected for cochlear implantation. Surgical strategies used for hearing preservation with a short hybrid cochlear implant are outlined. The benefits of preserved residual low-frequency hearing, improved word understanding in noise, and music ap...

This article provides an introduction to radiation therapy as it applies to intracranial tumors. It also provides a review of the natural growth progression of acoustic neuromas and accuracy of tumor size determination. Literature on the use of linear accelerator stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated radiotherapy in acoustic neuroma management is reviewed and summarized. Specifically, the ...

The main tumor of cerebellopontine angle are vestibular schwannoma (80-90%). Most of them are unilateral lesion but 5% of them are bilateral pathological mass. There are genetic disease like neurofibromatosis type 1 and 2. According to National Institute of Heath Consensus Development Conference the best treatment method is microsurgery. The possibility of hearing preservation surgery give midd...

OBJECTIVE To compare hearing preservation and facial nerve function outcomes in patients undergoing vestibular schwannoma surgery performed using either the middle cranial fossa approach (MCFA) or the retrosigmoid approach (RSA). MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of the medical records of patients diagnosed with vestibular schwannoma who underwent surgical tumor removal in a single reference cen...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate surgical results using the middle cranial fossa approach for hearing preservation vestibular schwannoma surgery. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case review. SETTING Tertiary referral academic center. PATIENTS Seventy-three consecutive patients with vestibular schwannoma operated on using the middle cranial fossa approach between February 1999 and February 2005. INTERVE...