title: Hearing preservation in acoustic neuroma surgery.
abstract: This article reviews the Montreal experience of hearing preservation in acoustic neuroma surgery. The medical records since 1995 of 36 patients who underwent acoustic neuroma extirpation with the intent to preserve hearing were examined. Intraoperative monitoring was conducted using auditory brainstem response measurement with electrocochleography via a transtympanic electrode. The role of intraoperative monitoring in guiding surgical technique and its correlation with postoperative hearing outcome are discussed. A review of the literature regarding hearing preservation in acoustic neuroma surgery is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rappaport
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeitouni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Provencal
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hernandes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surkis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Druker
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D004566:Electrodes; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome