Atlas of Acoustic Neurinoma MicrosurgeryWith more than 50,000 new cases per year worldwide, acoustic neurinomas are among the most commonly observed skull base tumors. They are also the most demanding for surgeons, since great precision is needed to safeguard the auditory nerve, the facial nerve, & other critical structures. |
Contents
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DecisionMaking in Acoustic Neurinoma Surgery | 34 |
Indications | 41 |
The Retrosigmoid Approach | 121 |
The Enlarged Middle Cranial Fossa Approach | 144 |
The Role of Endoscopy in Acoustic Neurinoma Surgery | 183 |
Complications | 201 |
Introduction | 207 |
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Abducent nerve acoustic tumor acousticofacial bundle AICA Anterior inferior air cells anteriorly Basilar artery bipolar coagulation bleeding bone wax Brackmann brain stem cerebellopontine angle cerebellum CN FN Cochlear nerve Dandy's vein drilling dura SS Sigmoid endoscope enlarged translabyrinthine approach FN Facial nerve FN Fig fossa dura SS fundus Gelfoam hearing preservation IAC Internal auditory ICA Internal carotid incision inferior cerebellar artery internal auditory canal Internal carotid artery JB Jugular bulb Lateral semicircular canal lower cranial nerves mastoid medial Merocel MFD Middle fossa middle fossa approach Middle fossa dura nerve Fig nerve FN nerve T Tumor Otol patient petrous apex PFD Posterior fossa plane of cleavage Pn Pons porus posterior fossa dura Posterior semicircular canal postoperative retraction retrosigmoid approach SS Fig SS Sigmoid sinus superior petrosal sinus superior semicircular canal superior vestibular nerve surgical Surgicel sutures temporal bone translabyrinthine approach Trigeminal nerve tumor dissection Tumor Fig Vestibulocochlear nerve