title: [Sudden deafness disclosing acoustic neuroma. Apropos of 16 cases].
abstract: We performed a retrospective review of the audiologic, radiologic and clinical data on 239 patients operated on for acoustic neuroma from 1987 to 1995 at Beaujon Hospital. In 16 patients or 6.6% of the total group, we identified as having experienced sudden hearing loss by history. The 16 tumors involved were 1 stade I; 8 stade II, 5 stade III and 2 stade IV. In 14 cases, the tumor was removed by translabyrinthine approach, 1 case by masto-retrosigmoid approach and 1 case by middle fossa approach. The hearing was preserved in the two latter cases. The purpose of this study is to illustrate and reaffirm the importance of a thorough neurotologic evaluation and to discuss the diagnostic methods in this select patient population.
authors.affiliation: Service O.R.L. Hôpital Beaujon-Faculté X. Bichat Univ. Clichy, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fares
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aïdan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouccara
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soubrane
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sterkers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003663:Decision Trees; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Surdité brusque révélant un neurinome de l'acoustique. A propos de 16 cas.