Object Various studies report outcomes of vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery, but few
studies have compared outcomes across the various approaches. The authors conducted a …

OBJECTIVE: The realistic chances of hearing preservation and the comparability of
international results on hearing preservation in complete microsurgical vestibular …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the actual benefits and persisting problems in treating vestibular
schwannomas by the suboccipital approach, the results and complications in a consecutive …

Object. The authors studied the relationships between tumor size, location, and topographic
position relative to the intact facial nerve bundles in acoustic neurinomas to determine the …

OBJECTIVE: Although the rate of reported facial nerve preservation after surgery for
vestibular schwannomas continuously increases, facial nerve paresis or paralysis is a …

Object The aim of this study was to evaluate and present the results of current surgical
treatment of vestibular schwannomas (VSs) and to report the refinements in the operative …

Object The authors evaluated the outcome of radical surgery in a consecutive series of
patients with giant vestibular schwannomas (VSs). Methods Fifty patients with VSs> 4.0 cm …

Abstract CURRENTLY, MICROSURGICAL RESECTION of acoustic neuromas by an
experienced, multidisciplinary team is thought to be the treatment of choice. During the past …

Object. Microsurgical excision is an established treatment for vestibular schwannoma (VS).
In 1992 the authors used a patient questionnaire to evaluate the functional outcome and …

Recommendation: Level 3: Individuals who meet these criteria and are considering
stereotactic radiosurgery should be counseled that there is moderately high probability (> …