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- Title
Cochlear obliteration after translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma surgery.
- Authors
Beutner, Caroline; Mathys, Christian; Turowski, Bernd; Schipper, Jörg; Klenzner, Thomas
- Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the temporal occurrence of cochlear obliteration following translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma resection. A retrospective chart review, cross-sectional study, and sequential analysis of the time series were performed. The retrospective study included patients undergoing translabyrinthine resection for stage T1-T2 vestibular schwannoma from 2007 to 2010 without prior therapy and postoperative follow-up including MRI of the brain and the cerebellopontine angle. Already 3 months after surgery a radiographic labyrinthine change was observed in 66.7 %, a partial obstruction in 50 %, and an obstruction limited to the saccule in 16.7 %. Only 33.3 % of the patients showed an unchanged inner ear. In consideration of early cochlear obstruction after translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma resection, temporary follow-up is necessary. Since the indications for cochlear implantation (CI) have been extended, especially concerning patients with single-side deafness, a simultaneous or early second-stage CI after tumour removal should be discussed.
- Subjects
ACOUSTIC neuroma; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; HEARING; SURGERY; EAR
- Publication
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2015, Vol 272, Issue 4, p829
- ISSN
0937-4477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00405-013-2877-2