Preservation of function in vestibular schwannoma surgery.
The management and surgical technique for microsurgical tumor removal of vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuroma) with the suboccipital retrosigmoid approach and semi-sitting patient positioning is described. An emphasis is placed on the preservation of auditory and facial nerve function with a stepwise description of the technical and operative nuances, including presurgical evaluation, positioning, anesthesiological and neurophysiological aspects, approach, microsurgical techniques, and postsurgical care.
Gharabaghi
Alireza
A
Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany. alireza.gharabaghi@uni-tuebingen.de
Samii
Amir
A
Koerbel
Andrei
A
Rosahl
Steffen K
SK
Tatagiba
Marcos
M
Samii
Madjid
M
D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*