Mini-invasive surgery of infratemporal fossa schwannomas

Infratemporal fossa schwannomas are benign, encapsulated tumours of the trigeminal nerve limited to the infratemporal fossa. Because of the complications and significant morbidity associated with traditional surgical approaches to the infratemporal fossa, which include facial nerve dysfunction, hearing loss, dental malocclusion and cosmetic problems, less invasive alternatives have been sought. This paper reports two cases of infratemporal fossa schwannomas treated in 2012 using mini-invasive approaches. The literature regarding different infratemporal fossa approaches was reviewed. The first schwannoma was 30 mm in size and was removed completely by a preauricular subtemporal approach. The second one was 25 mm in size and was removed completely using a purely transnasal endoscopic approach. In both cases, there were no intra-operative or post-operative complications. These two approaches allow non-invasive and wide exposure of the infratemporal fossa as compared to classical approaches. Surgical approach should be selected according to the tumour's anatomical location with respect to the maxillary sinus posterior wall. The preauricular subtemporal approach is recommended for tumours localised posterolaterally with respect to the maxillary sinus posterior wall. Medial and anterior tumours near the maxillary sinus posterior wall can be best removed using a transnasal endoscopic approach..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:129

Enthalten in:

The journal of laryngology and otology - 129(2015), 2, Seite 187-193

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Haidar, H [VerfasserIn]
Deveze, A [Sonstige Person]
Lavieille, J P [Sonstige Person]

Links:

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BKL:

44.94

44.84

Themen:

Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - pathology
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - surgery
Endoscopy - methods
Infratemporal Fossa
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Neurilemmoma - surgery
Neurofibromatoses - pathology
Schwannoma
Skull Base Neoplasms - pathology
Skull Base Neoplasms - surgery
Temporal Bone - pathology
Temporal Bone - surgery
Trigeminal Nerve
Trigeminal Nerve - pathology
Trigeminal Nerve - surgery

doi:

10.1017/S0022215114003120

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1969037482