Gamma knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: early hearing outcomes and evaluation of the cochlear dose

• Published in: Otology & neurotology Vol. 29; no. 8; p. 1179
• Main Authors: Lasak, John M, Klish, Darren, Kryzer, Thomas C, Hearn, Chris, Gorecki, John P, Rine, Grant P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Audiometry; Cochlea - pathology; Cochlea - radiation effects; Cochlea - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hearing - physiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neuroma, Acoustic - surgery; Radiation Dosage; Radiosurgery - methods; Regression Analysis; Retrospective Studies; Speech Discrimination Tests; Speech Perception; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

To evaluate the hearing outcomes for a group of unilateral vestibular schwannoma patients treated with gamma knife radiosurgery and to determine if the cochlear radiation dose affects hearing outcome measures. Retrospective case review. Tertiary referral center. Vestibular schwannoma patients (n = 3...