Journal Reviews

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Cochlear implantation following radiotherapy treatment of vestibular schwannomas

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants | Acoustic neuroma, hearing rehabilitation, surgery, radiosurgery, auditory implant, hearing outcom

The authors presented a case report and systematic review assessing the outcomes of patients from cochlear implantation (CI) following radiotherapy treatment for vestibular schwannoma (VS). Outcomes of cochlear implantation in these patients are uncertain due to the combination of both...

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Lateral skull base surgery using the endoscope

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - Skull Base Surgery | Acoustic neuroma, Cerebrospinal fluid, Cholesteatoma, Cholesterin granuloma, Endoscopic ear surgery, Facial nerve tumor, Paraganglioma, Vestibular schwannoma

Endoscopic lateral skull base surgery could be performed via less invasive techniques due to wide panoramic visualisation of the operative field. With less invasive techniques, patients have been shown to require shorter recovery time and reduced postoperative pain. In this...

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Centralisation of care for acoustic tumour surgeries?

1 September 2019 | | Neurotology | Acoustic neuroma, Outcomes, Quality, Readmissions, Vestibular schwannoma

Several factors are responsible for readmission after acoustic tumour removal. The authors retrospectively studied the association between hospital, patient and insurance factors with the rate of readmission following acoustic tumour removal in the United States using the Nationwide Readmission Database...