title: Surgical approaches for resection of vestibular schwannomas: translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, and middle fossa approaches.
abstract: Surgical removal remains one of the key treatment modalities for vestibular schwannomas. A team approach between a neurotologist and a neurosurgeon offers the patient the expertise of both specialties and maximizes the chances for an optimal outcome. Vestibular schwannomas can typically be resected through 1 of 3 main surgical approaches: the translabyrinthine, the retrosigmoid, or the middle fossa approaches. In this report and videos, the authors describe and illustrate the indications and surgical techniques for the removal of these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
authors.forename: Roukoz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chamoun
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: Clough
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shelton
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Couldwell
mesh_terms: D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000601:surgery*