Improved Postoperative Facial Nerve and Hearing Function in Retrosigmoid Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery Significantly Associated with Semisitting Position

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6043980	World Neurosurgery	2016	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

SSP compared with LP surgery was associated with significantly shorter operation time and better facial and cochlear nerve function in VS surgery postoperatively, without differences in complication rates.

Keywords

ASA IAC SSP PFO TEE American Society of Anesthesiologists Transesophageal echocardiography Follow-up Hearing preservation Facial nerve preservation Vestibular schwannoma Cerebrospinal fluid CSF Lateral position Internal auditory canal

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Improved Postoperative Facial Nerve and Hearing Function in Retrosigmoid Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery Significantly Associated with Semisitting Position

Authors

Karl Roessler, Maximilian Krawagna, Barbara Bischoff, Stefan Rampp, Oliver Ganslandt, Heinrich Iro, Hubert Schmitt, Michael Buchfelder,