The treatment of acoustic neuroma with endoscope-assisted microneurosurgery / 中华显微外科杂志

Objective To study the techniques and methods of the treatment for large acoustic neuroma with endoscope assisted microneurosurgery Methods Sixteen patients were treated with endoscope assisted microneurosurgery Results Tumors were totally removed in 13 cases and were subtotally removed in 3 cases,facial nerves were reserved in 14 cases short period complications happened in 4 cases The function of defective nerves recovered to some extent in all cases Concliusions Microneurosurgery treatment assisted with neuroendoscope may increase the total removal rate and it is effective and minimally invasive