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Translabyrinthine approach in acoustic neuroma surgery – case report
Marin Buracovschi1*, Oleg Borysenko2, Grigore Zapuhlîh1,3, Sergiu Vetricean1, Vladimir Moraru1,3
https://doi.org/10.52645/MJHS.2024.2.10
Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that arises from the glial Schwann sheath junction of the vestibulocochlear nerve. It has an incidence of 1:100000 population. Despite the fact that this is a rare tumor, it accounts for approximately 6% of all intracranial tumors and 80% of tumors localized in cerebellopontine angle. Treatment of acoustic neuroma is represented by “Wait and Scan” monitoring, radiologic and surgical treatment. The latter remains the primary treatment for acoustic neuroma and consists of 3 main approaches: retrosigmoid approach, middle cranial fossa approach and translabyrinthine approach. Until now, in our country, acoustic neuroma surgery was done only by retrosigmoid approach.