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Vol. 66. Issue 4.
Pages 192-198 (July - August 2015)
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Vol. 66. Issue 4.
Pages 192-198 (July - August 2015)
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Our Experience With Facial Nerve Monitoring in Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery Under Partial Neuromuscular Blockade
Nuestra experiencia con la monitorización del nervio facial en cirugía del schwannoma del vestibular bajo bloqueo neuromuscular parcial
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Jorge Vega-Céliza,
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jorgevegaceliz@gmail.com

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, Emili Amilibia-Cabezab, José Prades-Martíb, Nuria Miró-Castillob, Marta Pérez-Graub, Teresa Pintanel Riusc, Francesc Roca-Ribas Serdàb
a Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
b Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
c Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Cranial Nerve VII EMG Monitoring. Comparison Between Patients With Loss of Electromyographic Response After Tumour Removal (nr) and Patients Maintaining the Electromyographic Response (EMG-r).
Table 2. Analysis of Intraoperative Variables Based on Facial Function in the Immediate Postoperative Period. Facial Result in the Immediate Postoperative Period Comparing Patients With Good Facial Function (HB I–II: House-Brackmann I–II) and Poor Facial Function (HB III–VI: House-Brackmann III–VI).
Table 3. Variables Associated Significantly With Facial Function at 1 Year's Follow-up. Facial Result at 1 Year's Follow-up Comparing Patients With Good Facial Function (HB I_II: House-Brackmann I–II) and Poor Facial Function (HB III–VI: House-Brackmann III–VI).
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

Facial nerve monitoring is fundamental in the preservation of the facial nerve in vestibular schwannoma surgery. Our objective was to analyse the usefulness of facial nerve monitoring under partial neuromuscular blockade.

Methods

This was a retrospective analysis of 69 patients operated in a tertiary hospital.

Results

We monitored 100% of the cases. In 75% of the cases, we could measure an electromyographic response after tumour resection. In 17 cases, there was an absence of electromyographic response. Fifteen of them had an anatomic lesion with loss of continuity of the facial nerve and, in 2 cases, there was a lesion with preservation of the nerve. Preoperative facial palsy (29% 7%; P=.0349), large tumour size (88 vs 38%; P=.0276), and a non-functional audition (88 vs 51%; P=.0276) were significantly related with an absence of electromyographic response.

Conclusions

Facial nerve monitoring under neuromuscular blockade is possible and safe in patients without previous facial palsy. If the patient had an electromyographic response after tumour excision, they developed better facial function in the postoperative period and after a year of follow up.

Keywords:
Vestibular schwannoma
Facial nerve
Intraoperative monitoring
Neuromuscular block
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Introducción y objetivos

La monitorización del nervio facial es fundamental en la preservación del nervio facial en la cirugía del schwannoma del nervio vestibular. Nuestro objetivo es analizar la utilidad de la monitorización facial bajo bloqueo neuromuscular parcial.

Métodos

Análisis retrospectivo de 69 pacientes operados en un hospital de nivel terciario.

Resultados

En el 100% de los casos se pudo realizar monitorización electromiográfica. Se obtuvo respuesta electromiográfica tras la escisión tumoral en el 75% de los casos. En 17 casos no hubo respuesta electromiográfica. En 15 hubo lesión de continuidad del nervio facial y en 2 hubo lesión pero se logró mantener la continuidad anatómica del nervio. La presencia de parálisis facial preoperatoria (29 vs. 7%; p=0,0349), el mayor tamaño tumoral (88 vs. 38%; p=0,0276) y una audición no funcional (88 vs. 51%; p=0,0276) son factores significativamente más prevalentes en el grupo en que no se pudo obtener una respuesta electromiográfica.

Conclusiones

La monitorización del nervio facial bajo bloqueo neuromuscular moderado es factible y segura en pacientes sin lesión facial preoperatoria. Los pacientes que obtienen respuesta electromiográfica tras la extirpación del tumour tienen mejor función facial en el postoperatorio y al año de seguimiento.

Palabras clave:
Schwannoma vestibular
Nervio facial
Monitorización intraoperatoria
Bloqueo neuromuscular

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