Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in surgery of vestibular schwannomas (literature review)
https://doi.org/10.63769/1683-3295-2026-28-1-119-129
Abstract
Vestibular schwannomas are one of the most common tumors of the cerebellopontile angle area. Current level of surgical technique provides very low mortality rate (less than 0.5 %) but postoperative neurological deficits, specifically facial musculature dysfunction and hearing loss on the side of the tumor, are quite frequent complications. Treatment of patients with these tumors requires intraoperative neuromonitoring.
Aim. To analyze different methods of intraoperative neuromonitoring in surgery of vestibular schwannomas with evaluation of functional condition of the facial nerve in the postoperative period, as well as prognostic significance of each method. The search for scientific sources was performed in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, MedLine databases. Inclusion criterion: detailed descriptions of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring techniques in surgery of vestibular schwannomas. Exclusion criterion: absence of description of neurophysiological monitoring techniques in surgery of vestibular schwannomas. Sources not older than 20 years were selected.
About the Authors
T. V. Kozlova
National Medical and Surgical Center named after N. I. Pirogov, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. V. Kozlova
70 Nizhnyaya Pervomayskaya St., Moscow 105203
A. A. Zuev
National Medical and Surgical Center named after N. I. Pirogov, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. A. Zuev
70 Nizhnyaya Pervomayskaya St., Moscow 105203
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