title: Surgery for acoustic neurinoma. An analysis of 100 translabyrinthine operations.
abstract: A consecutive series of 100 translabyrinthine operations for removal of acoustic neurinoma is reported. Complete tumor removal was achieved in 97% of cases. There were three perioperative deaths, and the postoperative morbidity rate was low. The facial nerve was preserved anatomically in 82% of patients. Preoperative facial weakness and tumor size larger than 2.5 cm were predictive of poor facial recovery. In patients with an intact nerve but complete facial palsy 1 week after surgery, electroneuronography was a good predictor of the final facial outcome and may influence the timing of rehabilitative procedures. With the exception of patients who have small tumors and good speech discrimination (where a suboccipital approach may preserve hearing acuity), the translabyrinthine operation is the procedure of choice for removal of acoustic neurinomas in patients who have normal hearing in the contralateral ear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Macfarlane
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baguley
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moffat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D010244:Bulbar Palsy, Progressive / Q000209:etiology; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000601:surgery; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life