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Facial nerve outcomes following vestibular schwannoma surgery: Multivariate analysis of possible prognostic factors

Resultados del nervio facial tras la cirugía de schwannoma vestibular: Análisis multivariante de posibles factores pronósticos
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Noha Ahmed El-Kholya,
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Nohaaelkholy@mans.edu.eg

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, Luis Lassalettab,c,d, Waleed Moneira, Mohamed Moustafa Abdeltawwabe, Mohamed Kassemf, Mohamed Rashad Ghonima, José Manuel Morales-Pueblab, Javier Gavilánb
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
b Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, La Paz university Hospital, Madrid, Spain
c IdiPAZ Research Institute, 28046, Madrid, Spain
d Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), CIBER, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
e Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Audiology Division), Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
f Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Objective

Preservation of facial nerve (FN) function is one of the most important goals addressed during surgery of vestibular schwannoma (VS). The main target of the present study is to assess all possible influencing factors on FN outcomes and detect independent predictors via a multivariate analysis.

Methods

This study included 77 patients, retrospectively reviewed, who underwent excision of unilateral VS via a translabyrinthine approach in a tertiary referral center. All clinical, radiological and intraoperative factors were evaluated regarding their effect on FN. All included cases had normal facial function preoperatively. Prognostic factors for FN outcome were assessed at two time points: at the time of discharge, 8th day postoperatively, and at one year to detect early and established results, respectively.

Results

At the one-year follow-up evaluation, good/accepted FN function (House-Brackmann I–III) was observed in 66 of 77 patients (85.71%) and fair/poor function (House-Brackmann IV–VI) in 11 of 77 (14.3%). Size of the tumor, relation to the internal auditory canal (IAC), nerve stimulation at the end of surgery were found as independent prognostic factors for facial nerve outcomes. The cutoff point of the extra-canalicular diameter of the tumor beyond which the risk of FN injury increases was found to be 26.5mm.

Conclusion

At the end of the follow-up period, the most important predictive factor for good/accepted FN outcomes after a TL approach for VS in our series have been identified as follows, small tumor size, positive nerve stimulation at the end of the surgery and centralized position on internal auditory canal.

Keywords:
Vestibular schwannoma
Facial nerve
Translabyrinthine approach
Prognostic factors
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Objetivo

La preservación de la función del nervio facial (NF) es uno de los objetivos más importantes durante la cirugía del schwannoma vestibular (SV). El objetivo principal del presente estudio es evaluar todos los posibles factores que influyen en los resultados del NF y detectar predictores independientes mediante un análisis multivariante.

Métodos

Este estudio incluyó a 77 pacientes, revisados retrospectivamente, sometidos a escisión de un SV unilateral mediante un abordaje translaberíntico en un centro de referencia terciario. Se evaluaron todos los factores clínicos, radiológicos e intraoperatorios en relación con su efecto sobre el NF. Todos los casos incluidos presentaban una función facial normal antes de la cirugía. Los factores pronósticos para el resultado del NF se evaluaron en dos momentos: al alta, al octavo día del postoperatorio y al año para detectar resultados tempranos y consolidados, respectivamente.

Resultados

En la evaluación de seguimiento realizada al año, se observó una función del nervio facial buena/aceptada (House-Brackmann I–III) en 66 de 77 pacientes (85,71%) y una función regular/mala (House-Brackmann IV–VI) en 11 de 77 (14,3%). El tamaño del tumor, la relación con el conducto auditivo interno (CAI) y la estimulación nerviosa al final de la cirugía se consideraron factores pronósticos independientes para los resultados del nervio facial. El punto de corte del diámetro extracanalicular del tumor, a partir del cual aumenta el riesgo de lesión del nervio facial, fue de 26,5mm.

Conclusión

Al final del período de seguimiento, los factores predictivos más importantes para los resultados del nervio facial buenos/aceptados tras un abordaje TL para el schwannoma vestibular en nuestra serie fueron: el pequeño tamaño del tumor, la estimulación nerviosa positiva al final de la cirugía y la posición centralizada en el conducto auditivo interno.

Palabras clave:
Schwannoma vestibular
Nervio facial
Abordaje translaberíntico
Factores pronósticos

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