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Modifying the translabyrinthine approach to preserve hearing during acoustic tumour surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

John T. McElveen Jr ,
Robert H. Wilkins ,
Andrea C. Erwin  and
Robert D. Wolford
John T. McElveen Jr*
Affiliation:
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Robert H. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Andrea C. Erwin
Affiliation:
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Robert D. Wolford
Affiliation:
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
*
Dr John T. McElveen, Jr., Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, P.O. Box 3805, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Removing an acoustic schwannoma using the translabyrinthine approach has previously been considered incompatible with hearing preservation. By modifying the approach and preventing the loss of endolymph, we have successfully removed an intracanalicular acoustic schwannoma, which originated from the inferior vestibular nerve, and preserved hearing in the operated ear. This report represents the preliminary findings using this particular technique in the management of an intracanalicular acoustic tumour.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 34 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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