Expanded transcanal transpromontorial approach for acoustic neuroma removal

Giulia Molinari; Francesco Chiari; Livio Presutti; Matteo Fermi; Ignacio Javier Fernandez; Matteo Alicandri-Ciufelli

doi:10.1002/lary.30281

Expanded transcanal transpromontorial approach for acoustic neuroma removal

Laryngoscope. 2023 Feb;133(2):282-286. doi: 10.1002/lary.30281. Epub 2022 Jul 12.

Authors

Giulia Molinari^{1

2}, Francesco Chiari¹, Livio Presutti^{1

2}, Matteo Fermi^{1

2}, Ignacio Javier Fernandez¹, Matteo Alicandri-Ciufelli³

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology and Audiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
² Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

PMID: 35819874
DOI: 10.1002/lary.30281

Abstract

Axial sections from preoperative magnetic resonance imaging without contrast, showing a cone-shaped lesion of the internal auditory canal, extending toward the most lateral part of the cerebello-pontine angle. (A) T1-weighted high-resolution isotropic volume excitation (THRIVE) sequence; (B) T1-weighted sequence; (C) Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence. Laryngoscope, 133:282-286, 2023.

Keywords: acoustic neuroma; endoscopic ear surgery; expanded transcanal transpromontorial approach; minimally invasive lateral skull base surgery; vestibular schwannoma.

MeSH terms

Cerebellum
Ear, Inner* / pathology
Endoscopy / methods
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuroma, Acoustic* / pathology
Neuroma, Acoustic* / surgery
Petrous Bone