10.1055/b-0039-169201 47 Postoperative CSF Leak, Pseudomeningocele, and Meningitis: Risks, Avoidance, and TreatmentRaghuram Sampath, Stephen P. Cass, and A. Samy Youssef 47.1 Introduction Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is the second…
10.1055/b-0039-169202 48 Postoperative Counseling, Restrictions, and CareDavid D. Walker and Michael B. Gluth 48.1 Introduction Over the last 50 years, there have been a number of remarkable advancements in the…
10.1055/b-0039-169198 44 Salvage Microsurgery After Radiation Treatment of Vestibular SchwannomaMorten Lund-Johansen, Erling Myrseth, and Øystein Tveiten 44.1 Introduction Surgeons regularly treating patients with vestibular schwannoma (VS) are familiar with cases…
10.1055/b-0039-169197 43 Microsurgery for Recurrent and Residual Vestibular SchwannomaAvital Perry, Christopher S. Graffeo, William R. Copeland III, Brian A. Neff, Matthew L. Carlson, Colin L. W. Driscoll, and Michael J….
10.1055/b-0039-169196 42 Staged Resection of Large Vestibular SchwannomaAaron Metrailer and Michael J. LaRouere 42.1 Introduction Large vestibular schwannomas, defined as ≥3 cm in greatest posterior fossa dimension, pose a challenge…
10.1055/b-0039-169195 41 Subtotal Resection of Sporadic Vestibular SchwannomaAshkan Monfared and Robert K. Jackler 41.1 Background The controversy over partial resection of large vestibular schwannomas (VSs) is in no way a…
10.1055/b-0039-169184 30 Anatomy of Vestibular Schwannoma SurgeryAlbert L. Rhoton Jr. 30.1 Introduction Vestibular schwannomas (VSs), as they expand, may involve a majority of the cranial nerves and cerebellar arteries, and…
10.1055/b-0039-169185 31 Surgical Approach Selection for Vestibular Schwannoma MicrosurgeryAlex D. Sweeney, Matthew L. Carlson, and Colin L. W. Driscoll 31.1 Introduction While many surgical approaches to the internal auditory canal…
10.1055/b-0039-169192 38 Transotic Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma ResectionEdwin M. Monsell, Yin Xia, and Ugo P. Fisch 38.1 Introduction In 1979, Ugo Fisch introduced the transotic approach to improve surgical exposure…
10.1055/b-0039-169187 33 Translabyrinthine Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma ResectionBrian S. Chen and Derald E. Brackmann 33.1 History Descriptions of the “transtemporal approach” for vestibular schwannoma (VS) removal, which requires removal of…
