DOI: 10.1055/b-002-66280
Sanna, Mario; Mancini, Fernando; Russo, Alessandra; et al.: 2011

Atlas of Acoustic Neurinoma Microsurgery

Print ISBN 9783131102829 · Online ISBN 9783131504319
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Editors: Sanna, Mario; Mancini, Fernando; Russo, Alessandra; Taibah, Abdelkader; Falcioni, Maurizio; Trapani, Giuseppe Di

Title: Atlas of Acoustic Neurinoma Microsurgery

Print ISBN: 9783131102829; Online ISBN: 9783131504319; Book DOI: 10.1055/b-002-66280

2011 © 2011 Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart

Subjects: Otorhinolaryngology, Phoniatrics, Audiology;Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Front Matter
1 General Features of Acoustic Neurinomas
Pathogenesis
Epidemiology
Natural History
Signs and Symptoms
2 Imaging Study of Acoustic Neurinomas
Tumor Assessment
Differential Diagnosis
Therapeutic Follow-Up
3 Decision Making in Acoustic Neurinoma Surgery
Introduction
Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment
Radiosurgery
Management of the Patient with Serious Neurological Disorders
Management of Elderly Patients
Selecting the Surgical Approach
4 Operating Room Setup and Patient Care
Operation Room Setup
Instruments
Postoperative Management
5 Surgery in the Cerebellopontine Angle: General Concepts
Surgical Orientation in the Cerebellopontine Angle
Surgical Techniques in the Cerebellopontine Angle
6 Intraoperative Monitoring
Facial Nerve Monitoring
Cochlear Nerve Monitoring
7 The Translabyrinthine Approaches
The Enlarged Translabyrinthine Approach
Enlarged Translabyrinthine Approach with Transapical Extension
Special Considerations in the Translabyrinthine Approach
8 Combined Retrosigmoid–Retrolabyrinthine Approach
Rationale
Indications
Contraindications
Surgical Anatomy
Surgical Techniques
Clinical Application
9 Enlarged Middle Cranial Fossa Approach
Rationale
Indications
Contraindications
Surgical Anatomy
Technique for Identification of the Internal Auditory Canal
Surgical Dissection Demonstrating the Middle Cranial Fossa Approach (Left Ear)
Surgical Techniques
Clinical Application
Pearls and Pitfalls
Summary
10 Transcochlear Approaches
Introduction
Transotic Approach
Modified Transcochlear Approach
11 Management in Special Situations
Current Strategy for Neurofibromatosis Type 2: Total Removal with a Concomitant Cochlear or Brainstem Implant
Management of Acoustic Neurinoma in the Only Hearing Ear
Summary of Auditory Brainstem Implants
Pearls and Pitfalls
12 Facial Nerve Reanimation
Introduction
End-to-End Anastomosis
Interposition Graft
Hypoglossofacial Nerve Anastomosis
Pearls and Pitfalls
13 The Role of Endoscopy in Acoustic Neurinoma Surgery
Introduction
Endoscopic Surgical Anatomy
The Technique of Endoscopy
Applications
Risks of Cerebellopontine Angle Endoscopy
14 Complications and Management
Introduction
Postoperative Complications Specific to Cerebellopontine Angle Surgery
Nonspecific Complications
Annex