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1. Hearing preservation using combined monitoring of extra-tympanic electrocochleography and auditory brainstem responses during acoustic neuroma surgery.

Author: Attias J; Nageris B; Ralph J; Vajda J; Rappaport ZH;
Institution: Department of Communication Disorders, Haifa University, Israel. attiasj@netvision.net.il
Journal: Int J Audiol. 2008 Apr;47(4):178-84.
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2. Translabyrinthine surgery for disabling vertigo in vestibular schwannoma patients.

Author: Godefroy WP; Hastan D; van der Mey AG;
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. w.p.godefroy@lumc.nl
Journal: Clin Otolaryngol. 2007 Jun;32(3):167-72.
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3. Hydroxyapatite cement cranioplasty in translabyrinthine acoustic neuroma surgery-update.

Author: Arriaga MA; Chen DA; Burke EL; Arriaga MA; Chen DA; Burke EL;
Institution: Pittsburgh Ear Associates, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. tec8lote@aol.com
Journal: Otol Neurotol. 2007 Jun;28(4):538-40.
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4. Intraoperative brainstem auditory evoked potential pattern and perioperative vasoactive treatment for hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery.

Author: Bischoff B; Romstock J; Fahlbusch R; Buchfelder M; Strauss C;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2008 Feb;79(2):170-5. Epub 2007 Jun 19.
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5. Microsurgery for vestibular schwannoma after gamma knife radiosurgery.

Author: Shuto T; Inomori S; Matsunaga S; Fujino H;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. shuto@yokohamah.rofuku.go.jp
Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008 Mar;150(3):229-34; discussion 234. Epub 2008 Feb 7.
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6. Revision surgery for residual or recurrent vestibular schwannoma.

Author: Freeman SR; Ramsden RT; Saeed SR; Alzoubi FQ; Simo R; Rutherford SA; King AT;
Institution: Central Manchester and Manchester Childrens Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK. SIMONFREEMAN71@gmail.com
Journal: Otol Neurotol. 2007 Dec;28(8):1076-82.
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7. Intraoperative cochlear nerve monitoring in vestibular schwannoma surgery--does it really affect hearing outcome?

Author: Piccirillo E; Hiraumi H; Hamada M; Russo A; De Stefano A; Sanna M;
Institution: Gruppo Otologico, Via Emmanueli 42, IT-29100, Piacenza, Rome, Italy. enricopiccirillo@libero.it
Journal: Audiol Neurootol. 2008;13(1):58-64. Epub 2007 Sep 20.
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8. Preoperative predictive factors for hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery.

Author: Rohit; Piccirillo E; Jain Y; Augurio A; Sanna M; Rohit; Piccirillo E; Jain Y; Augurio A; Sanna M;
Institution: Gruppo Otologico, Via Emmanueli 42, 29100 Piacenza, Italy.
Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2006 Jan;115(1):41-6.
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9. Preservation of the auditory nerve function after translabyrinthine removal of vestibular schwannoma.

Author: Kiyomizu K; Matsuda K; Nakayama M; Tono T; Matsuura K; Kawano H; Toyama K; Komune S;
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology, Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan. kiyochan@fc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
Journal: Auris Nasus Larynx. 2006 Mar;33(1):7-11. Epub 2005 Nov 28.
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10. Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) revision.

Author: Wiet RJ; Kazan RP; Ciric I; Littlefield PD;
Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. r-wiet@northwestern.edu
Journal: Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2006 Aug;39(4):751-62, vii.
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11. Auditory midbrain implant: a combined approach for vestibular schwannoma surgery and device implantation.

Author: Samii A; Lenarz M; Majdani O; Lim HH; Samii M; Lenarz T;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany.
Journal: Otol Neurotol. 2007 Jan;28(1):31-8.
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12. Vascular complications of vestibular schwannoma surgery: a comparison of the suboccipital retrosigmoid and translabyrinthine approaches.

Author: Sade B; Mohr G; Dufour JJ;
Institution: Division of Neurosurgery and Department of Otolaryngology, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Journal: J Neurosurg. 2006 Aug;105(2):200-4.
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13. Surgery for large vestibular schwannomas: how patients and surgeons perceive quality of life.

Author: Nicoucar K; Momjian S; Vader JP; De Tribolet N;
Institution: Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland. Keyvan.Nicoucar@hcuge.ch
Journal: J Neurosurg. 2006 Aug;105(2):205-12.
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14. Preservation of facial nerve function after postoperative vasoactive treatment in vestibular schwannoma surgery.

Author: Strauss C; Romstock J; Fahlbusch R; Rampp S; Scheller C;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. christian-strauss@medizin.uni-halle.de
Journal: Neurosurgery. 2006 Sep;59(3):577-84; discussion 577-84.
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15. Improved preservation of hearing and facial nerve function in vestibular schwannoma surgery via the retrosigmoid approach in a series of 200 patients.

Author: Samii M; Gerganov V; Samii A; Samii M; Gerganov V; Samii A;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany.
Journal: J Neurosurg. 2006 Oct;105(4):527-35.
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16. Resection of large vestibular schwannomas: facial nerve preservation in the context of surgical approach and patient-assessed outcome.

Author: Anderson, Douglas E; Leonetti, John; Wind, Joshua J; Cribari, Denise; Fahey, Karen;
Institution: Department of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA. dander1@lumc.edu
Journal: J Neurosurg 2005 Apr;102(4):643-9.
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17. Headache: a quality of life analysis in a cohort of 1,657 patients undergoing acoustic neuroma surgery, results from the acoustic neuroma association.

Author: Ryzenman, John Martin; Pensak, Myles L; Tew, John M Jr;
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0528, USA.
Journal: Laryngoscope 2005 Apr;115(4):703-11.
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18. Endoscope-assisted microsurgery of large vestibular schwannomas.

Author: Gerganov, V M; Romansky, K V; Bussarsky, V A; Noutchev, L T; Iliev, I N;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria. venelingerganov@hotmail.com
Journal: Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2005 Feb;48(1):39-43.
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19. Four-channel electromyography of the facial nerve in vestibular schwannoma surgery: sensitivity and prognostic value for short-term facial function outcome.

Author: Grayeli, Alexis Bozorg; Guindi, Sherif; Kalamarides, Michel; Garem, Hani El; Smail, Mustapha; Rey, Alain; Sterkers, Olivier;
Institution: Otolaryngology Department, Hopital Beaujon AP-HP, Clichy, France.
Journal: Otol Neurotol 2005 Jan;26(1):114-20.
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20. Long-term hearing preservation after surgery for vestibular schwannoma.

Author: Betchen, Simone A; Walsh, Jane; Post, Kalmon D;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Simone.Betchen@mssm.edu
Journal: J Neurosurg 2005 Jan;102(1):6-9.
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21. Preservation of hearing in patients undergoing microsurgery for vestibular schwannoma: degree of meatal filling.

Author: Mohr, Gerard; Sade, Burak; Dufour, Jean-Jacques; Rappaport, Jamie M;
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology, Sir Mortimer B Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada. gmohr@neu.jgh.mcgill.ca
Journal: J Neurosurg 2005 Jan;102(1):1-5.
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22. Staged resection of large acoustic neuromas.

Author: Patni, Aftab H; Kartush, Jack M;
Institution: Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills 48334, USA.
Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Jan;132(1):11-9.
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