Ann Oto Rhinol Laryn
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Ann Oto Rhinol Laryn · Feb 2004
Case ReportsHearing preservation after modified translabyrinthine approach performed to remove a vestibular schwannoma.
Hearing preservation after surgical removal of a vestibular schwannoma by a modified translabyrinthine approach was initially reported by McElveen et al in 1991. We report the case of a 46-year-old man from whom a vestibular schwannoma (grade I) was removed by this approach. ⋯ To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case with satisfactory and long-standing hearing preservation. However, further experimental studies are needed to determine the mechanisms of hearing preservation in order to develop a reliable technique for this approach before using it as an alternative in the management of vestibular schwannoma.