title: [Surgery of acoustic neurinoma in the elderly].
abstract: Eleven patients, between 70 and 85 years old, with acoustic neurinoma, were operated by translabyrinthic approach. The size of the tumor was between 2 and 4 cm in five cases, 4 cm or more in six cases. Complete tumor removal was possible in six cases (55%), in five cases (45%) residual tumor was left behind. Complications included cerebrospinal fluid leakage (2 cases), meningitis (1 case), and hemorrhage (1 case, fatal four days later). Anesthetic management is described.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Chirurgie des neurinomes de l'acoustique du vieillard.