Background Elderly patients with vestibular schwannoma (VS) are commonly observed.
Object Retrospective analysis of 25 patients aging≥ 70 operated on in our neurosurgical …

Background: Neurosurgical educational programs and courses are helpful to improve the
quality of training. Moreover, nowadays, online activities may represent a very useful tool to …

Introduction The bifrontal transbasal approach is an anterior midline skull base approach to
anterior skull base, sellae region and, if needed, to posterior skull base in the midline, often …

Abstract In 10–15% of cases of vestibular schwannoma (VS), age at diagnosis is 40 years or
less. Little is known about the differences in natural history, surgical findings, and …

BACKGROUND: Digital video recordings are increasingly used across various medical and
surgical disciplines with advances in computer hardware and software technologies. The …

Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a neurosurgical operation used to treat trigeminal
neuralgia (TN). The surgery is performed through a retrosigmoid approach, where a Teflon …

Vestibular schwannomas (also known as acoustic neuromas) are intracranial tumors arising
from Schwann cells, which form the myelin sheath around the vestibulocochlear bundle …

Lateral, supine, and semi-sitting positions are commonly used in vestibular schwannoma
surgery. The lateral position, also known as Fukushima position, allows access to the …

The goal of modern management of vestibular schwannoma is to improve the quality of life
and to preserve the neurological functions while maintaining mortality and morbidity rates as …