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1: Simultaneous cochlear implantation and removal of acoustic neuroma: implications for hearing.
Authors: Roberts S, Levin B, Sanli H, Ferch R, Kong K, Eisenberg R
Institution: Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
Journal: J Laryngol Otol. 2020 Jun;134(6):519-525. doi: 10.1017/S0022215120000705. Epub 2020 Jun 17.
2: Curative Removal of Small Vestibular Schwannoma with Functional Preservation.
Authors: Yamakami I, Higuchi Y
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, Seikei-kai Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: yamakami@seikeikai-cmc.jp. Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Journal: World Neurosurg. 2020 Jul;139:309. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.133. Epub 2020 Apr 27.
3: Bevacizumab for NF2-associated vestibular schwannomas of childhood and adolescence.
Authors: Renzi S, Michaeli O, Salvador H, Alderete D, Ponce NF, Zapotocky M, Hansford JR, Malalasekera VS, Toledano H, Maguire B, Bouffet E, Ramaswamy V, Baroni LV
Institution: Division of Haematology/Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 May;67(5):e28228. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28228. Epub 2020 Mar 2.
4: Association Between Body Mass Index and Complications in Acoustic Neuroma Surgery.
Authors: Luryi AL, Babu S, Michaelides EM, Kveton JF, Bojrab DI, Schutt CA
Institution: Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Department of Neurotology, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA.
Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Apr;162(4):538-543. doi: 10.1177/0194599820906400. Epub 2020 Mar 3.
5: Gamma knife surgery in the treatment of intracanalicular vestibular schwannomas.
Authors: Dzierzęcki S, Turek G, Czapski B, Dyttus-Cebulok K, Tomasiuk R, Kaczor S, Ząbek M
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Medical Centre, Warsaw, Poland.
Journal: Acta Neurol Scand. 2020 May;141(5):415-422. doi: 10.1111/ane.13220. Epub 2020 Jan 30.
6: Management of sporadic vestibular schwannoma with contralateral nonserviceable hearing.
Authors: Jia H, Nguyen Y, De Seta D, Hochet B, Smail M, Bernardeschi D, Wu H, Mosnier I, Kalamarides M, Sterkers O
Institution: Otorhinolaryngology Department, Unit of Otology, Auditory Implants and Skull Base Surgery, Greater paris university hospitals, Pitie-Salpetriere University Group Hospital, Paris, France.
Journal: Laryngoscope. 2020 Jun;130(6):E407-E415. doi: 10.1002/lary.28369. Epub 2019 Oct 23.
7: Trends in hearing rehabilitation use among vestibular schwannoma patients.
Authors: Drusin MA, Lubor B, Losenegger T, Selesnick S
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Journal: Laryngoscope. 2020 Jun;130(6):1558-1564. doi: 10.1002/lary.28316. Epub 2019 Oct 11.
8: Hospital volume and failure to rescue after vestibular schwannoma resection.
Authors: Andresen NS, Gourin CG, Stewart CM, Sun DQ
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Journal: Laryngoscope. 2020 May;130(5):1287-1293. doi: 10.1002/lary.28174. Epub 2019 Jul 3.
9: Comparison of balance outcomes according to treatment modality of vestibular schwannoma.
Authors: Kim G, Hullar TE, Seo JH
Institution: Research Institute for Nursing Science, Keimyung University, College of Nursing, Daegu, South Korea. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Journal: Laryngoscope. 2020 Jan;130(1):178-189. doi: 10.1002/lary.27830. Epub 2019 Jan 28.
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