Preservation of the facial nerve in large acoustic neuromas using the combined translabyrinthine-suboccipital approach

ABSTRACT

Microsurgical technique has made possible to remove acoustic neuroma totally with preservation of the facial nerve and sometimes the cochlear nerve. A series of 66 patients with acoustic nerve tumors was reviewed and will be presented. The aim of this paper is to analyze the group with large tumors and to present the advantages in using the combined translabyrinthine-suboccipital approach.