Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery
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To undertake a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing conservative management, surgery and radiosurgery for treating small-to-medium (1-20 mm)-sized vestibular schwannomas. ⋯ A conservative approach is the preferred strategy for treatment of small-to-medium vestibular schwannomas. This result is sensitive to quality-of-life values used in the analysis. More research is required to assess the impact of treatment upon patients' health-related quality of life over time.