Open AccessStaging in giant vestibular schwannoma surgery: A two consecutive day technique for complete resection in basic neurosurgical setups
Author(s) -
Deepak Bandlish,
Nilay Biswas,
Sumit Deb
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of neurosciences in rural practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0976-3147
pISSN - 0976-3155
DOI - 10.4103/0976-3147.133560
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , vestibular system , surgery , acoustic neuroma , vestibular nerve , neuroma , vestibular schwannomas , radiology
Vestibular schwannomas constitute 8% of all intracranial tumors. A majority of vestibular schwannomas are sporadic and unilateral. Giant vestibular schwannomas are seen in our country due to the late diagnosis and long duration of symptoms before diagnosis. These giant schwannomas are challenging to manage as most of the patients are having brainstem compression.