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- 2019
Vestibular Schwanomma: An Experience in a Developing WorldDOI: 10.14740/wjon1195 Keywords: Neuroma, Vestibular schwannoma, Hearing loss, Management Abstract: Tumors related to the acoustic nerves represent 90% of cerebellopontine angle diseases and have been in the picture for at least 200 years. Famous as acoustic neuromas and vestibular neuromas, these are usually benign, slow-growing tumors of Schwann cells of the myelin sheath. Surgery is the treatment of choice though some authors have suggested “wait and watch” policy. The aims of our study were to study the clinical presentation and management of the tumors, and to evaluate the perioperative outcomes of the surgery
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