Surgical management of acoustic neuromas during the last five years. Part II: Results for facial and cochlear nerve function.
Postoperative facial and cochlear nerve function in 83 consecutive patients with acoustic neuromas, who were undergoing their initial surgical procedure during 1980-1984, have been examined. The facial nerve was preserved in anatomic continuity in 71% of cases. Various nerve grafting procedures were used when the facial nerve was divided; the most common of these was a faciohypoglossal anastomosis, which was performed in 20 cases. The facial and cochlear nerves were anatomically preserved in 30.1% of all patients having their initial surgical procedure. Good speech discrimination was preserved in four patients, whereas more crude hearing was preserved in six other patients.
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D000293:Adolescent; D003056:Cochlear Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000150:complications