Clinical information for Otolaryngologists is provided in topics that include: Natural History (including histology, epidemiology, etc.); Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation (including cost effectiveness of imaging vs audiometry); Neurophysiological Correlates: Preoperative, Intraoperative and Postoperative – Facial nerve; Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Genetics; The Art of Management Decision Making: From Intuition to Evidence Based Medicine (including analysis of various decision making strategies); Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery: Indications, Techniques and Results (CK, GK, LINAC,etc...); Management of Radiation/Radiosurgical complications and failures; Retrosigmoid Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Translabyrinthine Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Middle Fossa Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Endoscopic Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Management of Surgical Complications and Failures; Chemotherapy: Present and Future (new trials of Avastin and similar drugs); Habilitation of Auditory and Vestibular Dysfunction (Baha, vestibular rehab, etc); Habilitation of Facial Nerve Dysfunction (neural grafts, muscle transfers, etc...); Support Groups and Patient Resources.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) - p. 5 6. Vestibular Schwannoma: Evidence-based Treatment - p. 6 7. Epidemiology and Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas - p. 7 8. Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation of Acoustic Neuromas - p. 13 9. Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Auditory Evaluation of Patients with Acoustic Neuroma - p. 21 10. Acoustic Neuroma Neurophysiologic Correlates: - p. 24 11. Acoustic Neuroma Neurophysiologic Correlates: - p. 32 12. Neurofibromatosis 2 - p. 37 13. The Art of Management Decision Making: - p. 47 14. Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas: - p. 56 15. Management of Radiation/Radiosurgical Complications and Failures - p. 62 16. Retrosigmoid Approach: - p. 65 17. Translabyrinthine Approach: - p. 73 18. Middle Fossa Approach: - p. 80 19. The Endoscopic Approach to Vestibular Schwannomas and Posterolateral Skull Base Pathology - p. 91 20. Management of Surgical Complications and Failures in Acoustic Neuroma Surgery - p. 98 21. Chemotherapy: - p. 106 22. Habilitation of Auditory and Vestibular Dysfunction - p. 114 23. Habilitation of Facial Nerve Dysfunction After Resection of a Vestibular Schwannoma - p. 127 24. Importance of Local Support Groups for Acoustic Neuroma and Neurofibromatosis Patients - p. 135 25. Index - p. 138
Clinical information for Otolaryngologists is provided in topics that include: Natural History (including histology, epidemiology, etc.); Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation (including cost effectiveness of imaging vs audiometry); Neurophysiological Correlates: Preoperative, Intraoperative and Postoperative – Facial nerve; Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Genetics; The Art of Management Decision Making: From Intuition to Evidence Based Medicine (including analysis of various decision making strategies); Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery: Indications, Techniques and Results (CK, GK, LINAC,etc...); Management of Radiation/Radiosurgical complications and failures; Retrosigmoid Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Translabyrinthine Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Middle Fossa Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Endoscopic Approach: Indications, Techniques and Results; Management of Surgical Complications and Failures; Chemotherapy: Present and Future (new trials of Avastin and similar drugs); Habilitation of Auditory and Vestibular Dysfunction (Baha, vestibular rehab, etc); Habilitation of Facial Nerve Dysfunction (neural grafts, muscle transfers, etc...); Support Groups and Patient Resources.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) - p. 5 6. Vestibular Schwannoma: Evidence-based Treatment - p. 6 7. Epidemiology and Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas - p. 7 8. Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation of Acoustic Neuromas - p. 13 9. Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Auditory Evaluation of Patients with Acoustic Neuroma - p. 21 10. Acoustic Neuroma Neurophysiologic Correlates: - p. 24 11. Acoustic Neuroma Neurophysiologic Correlates: - p. 32 12. Neurofibromatosis 2 - p. 37 13. The Art of Management Decision Making: - p. 47 14. Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas: - p. 56 15. Management of Radiation/Radiosurgical Complications and Failures - p. 62 16. Retrosigmoid Approach: - p. 65 17. Translabyrinthine Approach: - p. 73 18. Middle Fossa Approach: - p. 80 19. The Endoscopic Approach to Vestibular Schwannomas and Posterolateral Skull Base Pathology - p. 91 20. Management of Surgical Complications and Failures in Acoustic Neuroma Surgery - p. 98 21. Chemotherapy: - p. 106 22. Habilitation of Auditory and Vestibular Dysfunction - p. 114 23. Habilitation of Facial Nerve Dysfunction After Resection of a Vestibular Schwannoma - p. 127 24. Importance of Local Support Groups for Acoustic Neuroma and Neurofibromatosis Patients - p. 135 25. Index - p. 138
