Enlarged Translabyrinthine Approach로 치료한 재발성 청신경종양 1예

Several approaches to the cerebellopontine angle and internal auditory canal have been described for the removal of acoustic neuroma. The standard translabyrinthine approach has been modified into the enlarged translabyrinthine approach by extending the area of bone removal. This has significantly increased the surgery field thus making it advantageous for the removal of acoustic neuromas all size. We removed a large acoustic neuroma by the enlarged translabyrinthine approach. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2002;13:204–207)