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Hearing preservation after classical translabyrinthine removal of a vestibular schwannoma: case report and literature review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2006

L K Springborg ,
J B Springborg  and
J Thomsen
L K Springborg
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hillerød University Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
J B Springborg
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
J Thomsen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Abstract

The translabyrinthine approach is one of the favoured access routes for removal of vestibular schwannomas; however, total hearing loss in the operated ear is a predictable consequence. Here, we report a case in which a patient maintained serviceable hearing almost six years after classic translabyrinthine surgery. Possible explanations for the hearing preservation are discussed, as well as the feasibility of a modified translabyrinthine approach in attempting preservation of hearing following vestibular schwannoma surgery.

Keywords

Neuroma, AcousticOtologic Surgical ProceduresOrgan Preservation
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 121 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 76 - 79
Copyright
2007 JLO (1984) Limited

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