Congress of neurological surgeons systematic review and evidence-based guidelines on hearing preservation outcomes in patients with sporadic vestibular …

ML Carlson, EX Vivas, DJ McCracken… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Recommendation: Level 3: Individuals who meet these criteria and are considering
stereotactic radiosurgery should be counseled that there is moderately high probability (> …

Systematic review of hearing preservation after radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma

AR Coughlin, TJ Willman, SP Gubbels - Otology & Neurotology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the long-term hearing preservation rate for spontaneous vestibular
schwannoma treated by primary radiotherapy. Data Sources: The MEDLINE/PubMed, Web …

Gamma Knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: clinical results at long-term follow-up in a series of 379 patients

N Boari, M Bailo, F Gagliardi, A Franzin… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Since the 1990s, Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has become the first-line
treatment option for small-to medium-size vestibular schwannomas (VSs), especially in …

Long-term hearing outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: patterns of hearing loss and variables influencing audiometric decline

ML Carlson, JT Jacob, BE Pollock, BA Neff… - Journal of …, 2013 - thejns.org
Object The goals of this retrospective cohort study were as follows: 1) to describe the long-
term prevalence and timing of hearing deterioration following low-dose (12-to 13-Gy …

Dysfunction of the cochlea contributing to hearing loss in acoustic neuromas: an underappreciated entity

C Roosli, FH Linthicum Jr, S Cureoglu… - Otology & …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective Hearing loss is a common symptom in patients with cochleovestibular
schwannoma. Clinical and histologic observations have suggested that the hearing loss …

Summary and consensus in 7th International Conference on acoustic neuroma: An update for the management of sporadic acoustic neuromas

H Wu, L Zhang, D Han, Y Mao, J Yang… - World journal of …, 2016 - mednexus.org
Sporadic vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) is a benign tumor arising from
cochleovestibular nerve. Nowadays, various specialties and medical centers are treating …

Retrosigmoid removal of small acoustic neuroma: curative tumor removal with preservation of function

I Yamakami, S Ito, Y Higuchi - Journal of neurosurgery, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Management of small acoustic neuromas (ANs) consists of 3 options: observation
with imaging follow-up, radiosurgery, and/or tumor removal. The authors report the long-term …

Microsurgery versus stereotactic radiation for small vestibular schwannomas: a meta-analysis of patients with more than 5 years' follow-up

A Maniakas, I Saliba - Otology & Neurotology, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Microsurgery Versus Stereotactic Radiation for Small Vestibu... : Otology & Neurotology
Microsurgery Versus Stereotactic Radiation for Small Vestibular Schwannomas: A Meta-Analysis …

Long-term auditory symptoms in patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma: an international cross-sectional study

OV Tveiten, ML Carlson, F Goplen, F Vassbotn… - …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the long-term auditory symptoms in patients with
sporadic small-and medium-sized vestibular schwannoma (VS). The initial treatment …

Gamma Knife radiosurgery as primary treatment for large vestibular schwannomas: clinical results at long-term follow-up in a series of 59 patients

M Bailo, N Boari, A Franzin, F Gagliardi, A Spina… - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) represents a well-accepted treatment for
small-medium vestibular schwannomas (VS); however, its application in larger VS is still …