1989
Cochlear Nerve Conduction Block: An Explanation for Spontaneous Hearing Return after Acoustic Tumor Surgery
Kveton J, Tarlov E, Drumheller G, Katcher F, Abbott C. Cochlear Nerve Conduction Block: An Explanation for Spontaneous Hearing Return after Acoustic Tumor Surgery. Otolaryngology 1989, 100: 594-601. PMID: 2501735, DOI: 10.1177/019459988910000613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCochlear nerveAcoustic tumor resectionIntact cochlear nerveInternal auditory arteryPertinent animal dataDirect mechanical traumaAcoustic tumor surgeryPosterior fossa surgeryReversible conduction blockIntraoperative auditoryNerve injuryTumor resectionFossa surgeryTumor manipulationElectrophysiologic dataHearing lossTumor surgeryConduction blockMechanical traumaSpontaneous recoveryAnimal dataNervePreservation proceduresHuman subjectsSurgery
1986
A systematic approach to the surgical management of acoustic neuroma
Glasscock M, Kveton J, Jackson C, Levine S, Mckennan K. A systematic approach to the surgical management of acoustic neuroma. The Laryngoscope 1986, 96: 1088-1094. PMID: 3531748, DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198610000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreservation of hearingAnatomic preservationTumor sizeAcoustic tumorsEighth cranial nerveAcoustic tumor surgeryTotal removalMiddle cranial fossaCochlear nerveSurgical managementSuboccipital approachSurgical resultsFacial nerveTomographic scanCranial nervesAcoustic neuromaSurgical proceduresTumor surgeryMiddle fossaMortality rateCranial fossaTumorsNervePreservation proceduresPatients