| Title |
Middle fossa approach for resection of vestibular schwannoma
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Acta Neurochirurgica, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00701-017-3169-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gmaan Alzhrani, Clough Shelton, William T. Couldwell |
| Abstract |
Surgical approaches for removal of vestibular schwannoma are done through retrosigmoid, translabyrinthine, or middle fossa approaches, depending on the tumor size, preoperative hearing status, surgical team experience, and patient preference. The middle fossa approach (MFA) for the vestibular schwannoma (VS) route preserves hearing and can be done with minimal morbidity and mortality. The authors discuss the surgical anatomy of the middle fossa, internal auditory canal localization techniques, MFA indications and the procedure for VS removal, and outcome. Unlike otolaryngologists, who use the MFA to treat various pathological processes that involve the inner or middle ear, many neurosurgeons are unfamiliar with the MFA. Nevertheless, learning the technical nuances of the MFA adds to the neurosurgeon's armamentarium, especially for treatment of small intracanalicular VSs in young patients who wish to preserve hearing. |
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