Otoneurosurgical Treatment of Tumours of the Pontocerebellar Angle

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Authors: J. Kovaľ; I. Šulla ^*; D. Machánová; M. Molčan; J. Mudrák; M. Andrašovská
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika otorinolaryngológie a foniatrie LF UPJŠ a FNsP, Košice
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, , 2000, No. 3, pp. 156-159.
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Overview

The authors present the results of otoneurosurgical treatment of tumours of thepontocerebellar angle - 30 cases of neurinoma of the VIIIth nerve, two cases of meningioma and onecase of an arachnoid cyst. The operations were implemented by a translabyrinthine approach. Theauthors analyze the preservation of the facial nerve and its postoperative function, complicationsand vestibular compensation. They recorded anatomical preservation of the facial nerve in 97%,postoperative meningitis and liquorrhoea in 2.1%. The hospitalization period was 15 days in themajority of patients. The authors emphasize the advantage of the translabyrinthine approach withregard to the rapid development of vestibular compensation and general convalescence.

Key words:
neurinoma of the VIIIth nerve, translabyrinthine approach, tumour in the

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