title: [Our current results with acoustic neurinoma surgery].
abstract: Out of 130 CPA tumors operated on between 1993 and 1997, 91 were vestibular schwannomas less than 25 mm with preoperative hearing and normal facial function. The pre and postoperative facial and hearing functions were analyzed prospectively. The surgical technique applied was the complete tumor removal via retrosigmoid approach under facial nerve monitoring and CPA endoscopy. Clinical features were analyzed to determine postoperative facial grading (House-Brackmannn) and tonal and vocal audiometrical datas (PTA-SDS) at 8 days, 90 days and 1 year. We achieved 96 % of good facial results (Grade I and II/HB) and 46,5 % of postoperative conserved hearing. For tumors less than 25 mm in the CPA, good preoperative hearing level, preoperative AOE and BER seem to be predictive factors for hearing preservation. Early diagnosis associated with the advances in minimal invasive otoneurological techniques leads to perform complete removal of this type of tumors with respect of facial and hearing functions.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, (Pr. J. Magnan), CHU Nord, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille Cedex 20, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruzzo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Broder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chays
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magnan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001299:Audiometry; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000601:surgery; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology; D004724:Endoscopy; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012022:Reflex, Acoustic / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome