• Neurosurg Focus · Apr 2005

    Review Historical Article

    History of acoustic neurinoma surgery.

    • Theofilos G Machinis, Kostas N Fountas, Vassilios Dimopoulos, and Joe Sam Robinson.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia 31201, USA.
    • Neurosurg Focus. 2005 Apr 15;18(4):e9.

    AbstractThe purpose of this article is to provide insight into the development of surgery for acoustic neurinomas throughout the years. The significant contribution of surgical authorities such as Cushing, Dandy, and House are discussed. The advances in surgical techniques from the very first operations for acoustic tumors at the end of the 19th century until today are described, with special emphasis on the technological and diagnostic milestones that preceded each step of this development.

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