Object Various studies report outcomes of vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery, but few
studies have compared outcomes across the various approaches. The authors conducted a …

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: The complication of the posterior fossa surgery is seldom described in the
literature. The purposes of this retrospective study are to draw attention to the potential …

Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a tumor suppressor syndrome characterized by
bilateral vestibular schwannomas (VS) which often result in deafness despite aggressive …

BACKGROUND: Despite advanced microsurgical techniques, more refined instrumentation,
and expert team management, there is still a significant incidence of complications in …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the first case series in which an exclusive
endoscopic transcanal transpromontorial approach (EETTA) was used to treat small …

Introduction Grade IV vestibular schwannoma (Koos classification) is generally considered
to be an indication for microsurgical resection or combined radiosurgery-microsurgery …

Objective: to evaluate recent contributions to the literature on prognostic factors of hearing
preservation in small vestibular schwannoma microsurgery. Methods: review of the most …

Vestibular schwannomas account for 85% of cerebellopontine angle tumors in adults and
most commonly arise from the inferior division of the vestibular nerve. Surgical and imaging …

Object In large vestibular schwannomas (VSs), microsurgery is the main treatment option. A
wait-and-scan policy or radiosurgery are generally not recommended given concerns of …