Disregarding the widely used division of skull base into anterior and lateral, since the skull
base should be conceived as a single anatomic structure, it was to our convenience to group …

Background Current imaging modalities enable early diagnosis of a large number of small
acoustic neuromas in patients with well-preserved hearing, whose best management is still …

Background Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has become a primary option for management
for both newly diagnosed vestibular schwannomas (VS), as well as VS that enlarge after …

BACKGROUND Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS; Elekta AB) remains a well-established
treatment modality for vestibular schwannomas. Despite highly effective tumor control …

BACKGROUND An understanding of the hearing outcomes is needed for treatment
counseling for patients with vestibular schwannomas (VS). OBJECTIVE To determine long …

Objective: To ascertain long-term hearing outcomes in patients with serviceable hearing
following microsurgical resection of sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS). Study Design …

Background Accumulated stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) experience for large vestibular
schwannomas (VSs) based on over 5 years of follow-up are as yet insufficient, and …

BACKGROUND A common question by patients with newly diagnosed vestibular
schwannomas (VS) is,“Which treatment will best preserve my hearing?” Currently …

Despite no universally accepted definition of hearing preservation following vestibular
schwannoma (VS) treatment, numerous variables have been identified as possible factors …

Objective: Cochlear fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) signal intensity has been shown to be elevated in patients with vestibular …