The Laryngoscope
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Comparative Study
Nerve of origin, tumor size, hearing preservation, and facial nerve outcomes in 359 vestibular schwannoma resections at a tertiary care academic center.
To determine nerve of origin, tumor size, hearing preservation rates, and facial nerve outcomes in a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing translabyrinthine (TL), middle cranial fossa (MCF), and retrosigmoid/suboccipital (SO) approaches to vestibular schwannomas (VS). ⋯ Our retrospective data indicated that IVN tumors were twice as common as SVN tumors. The nerve of origin did not affect facial nerve outcomes but did impact hearing preservation rates. Patients with tumors <1 cm in size had the best chance for hearing preservation. Overall facial nerve preservation was excellent with >90% achieving HB 1 to 3 function at final follow-up.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The effects of smoking on short-term quality of life outcomes in sinus surgery.
The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the short-term benefit of endoscopic sinus surgery for smokers and nonsmokers using a disease specific, clinically validated, quality of life outcomes measure, the Sinonasal Outcomes Test-20 (SNOT-20). ⋯ This study confirms that smokers and nonsmokers achieve a highly significant short-term benefit from endoscopic sinus surgery using a clinically-validated symptom severity scale in a prospective study. Interestingly, smokers achieved a greater short-term benefit than nonsmokers did. This study calls into question the notion that current smokers are poorer candidates for endoscopic sinus surgery. Further prospective studies to confirm these results and provide long-term analysis should be performed.