title: [Extended translabyrinthine approach in treatment of vestibular schwannomas].
abstract: Results of removal of vestibular schwannomas using translabyrintine approach were presented. 12 unilateral neuromas were operated. Large neuromas with diameter above 2 cm constituted 75% of all cases. The total resection of tumors was achieved in 10 patients. In all cases anatomical integrity of facial nerve was conserved. In 7 patients facial nerve function was in stage I-III (House Brackmann classification). There were not life threatening complications. Authors underline, that the translabyrintine approach permits to obtain enough wide insight to ponto-cerebellar angle to remove safely, both little and large, vestibular schwannomas.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niemczyk
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Czernicki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Podogrodzki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andrychowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruzgielewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007758:Ear, Inner; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome