Impact of vestibular nerve preservation on facial and hearing outcomes in small vestibular schwannoma surgery: a technical feasibility study.

Mohamed A LabibMizuho InoueRenee M Banakis HartlStephen CassSamuel GubbelsMichael T LawtonA Samy Youssef

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2021)

Improvement of facial nerve and hearing outcomes is feasible through the intentional preservation of the vestibular nerves in the resection of small VSs. Longer follow-up is required to rule out tumor recurrence.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
minimally invasive
peripheral nerve
coronary artery bypass
type diabetes
percutaneous coronary intervention
surgical site infection