caa a22 4500 386345139 CHVBK 20180307111808.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198902 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100108357 doi S0022215100108357 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100108357 Facial nerve recovery after acoustic neuroma removal [Elektronische Daten] A retrospective analysis of 76 patients who underwent acoustic neuroma removal is reported. Facial nerve function prior to surgery and tumour size are assessed with respect to final facial nerver recovery and the need for surgical rehabilitation. Both pre-operative facial weakness and tumour size greater than 2.5 cm. are shown to be predictive factors of poor facial nerve recovery. Multiple surgical rehabilitative procedures are often required when inadequate function and/or cosmetic results are obtained. Primary nerve repair and facial-hypoglossal anastomosis give better rehabilitative results than dynamic and static procedures. The association of tumour size greater than 2.5 cm. with increased risk of poor facial recovery re-emphasizes the need to detect and remove acoustic neuromas at an early stage. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989 Moffat D. A. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ Croxson G. R. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ Baguley D. M. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ Hardy D. G. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/2(1989-02), 169-172 0022-2151 103:2<169 1989 103 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100108357 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100108357 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Moffat D. A. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Croxson G. R. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baguley D. M. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hardy D. G. Department of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/2(1989-02), 169-172 0022-2151 103:2<169 1989 103 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge