title: [Peroperative monitoring of the facial nerve in surgery for acoustic neuroma].
abstract: This paper reports our experience about intraoperative facial nerve monitoring carried out in 97 patients operated on by a retrosigmoid approach. Intra-operative facial nerve monitoring was performed using a pneumatic sensor which transforms into acoustic signals contractions of facial muscles elicited by mechanical, electrical or thermal stimulations of facial nerve. Long term results showed that a normal facial function (grade I) was achieved in 90.5% of patients, 4 patients were grade II, 2 patients grade III, a total paralysis (grades V and VI) was persistent in 3 patients. Our experience with facial nerve monitoring suggests a modification of the strategy of dissection based upon a preservation of the arachnoid veil and a medial to lateral direction of dissection.
authors.affiliation: Clinique ORL Universitaire, Hôpital Saint-Charles, Montpellier.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uziel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benezech
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frerebeau
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Irolla
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005154:Facial Nerve; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
vernacular_title: Monitoring per-opératoire du nerf facial dans la chirurgie du neurinome de l'acoustique.