Endoscopic retrosigmoid keyhole approach in cerebellopontine angle tumors. A surgical cohort.

To determine the safety and efficacy of endoscopic keyhole surgery in patients with cerebellopontine angle tumors. This was a retrospective study of patients with cerebellopontine angled tumors treated by fully endoscopic retrosigmoid keyhole approach in a tertiary center during a period of four years. Preoperative, transoperative and postoperative variables were analyzed. A number of 40 patients were included. The age average was 49.4 years and male/female proportion was 0.4-1. We found 31 vestibular schwannomas (77.5%), five meningiomas (12,5%), two cholesteatomas (5,0%) and two metastases (5.0%). Vestibular schwannomas Hannover type IIIb, IVa and IVb predominated. The surgical resection was total or near-total 92.5% of patients. Hearing preservation rate was 62.5% and acceptable facial function nerve function rate was 80% after six months. Hospital stay was 7.5 days. The total or near total resection and functionally preservation rate was high. Complications were unusual. Endoscopic retrosigmoid keyhole approach represented a safe and efficient procedure in selected patients with cerebellopontine angle tumors.

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