Quality of life following acoustic neuroma surgery.

Abstract:

:In the treatment of acoustic neuroma, operative results have improved greatly during recent years, with high rates of functional cranial nerve preservation. Because of this, it has become more important to consider issues of patient satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) following treatment for these lesions. The authors have developed a novel questionnaire designed to measure QOL in patients with acoustic neuromas, and they administered it to 50 consecutive patients at least 6 months after acoustic neuroma surgery. Overall QOL was judged to be good but with definite minor difficulties, including some problems with hearing, facial nerve function, headache, tinnitus, dizziness, activity level, enjoyment of life, and emotional well-being. No significant differences were found between age groups and different operative approaches, and only minor differences were found in relation to tumor size. Patients with intracanalicular tumors fared no better than those with cerebellopontine angle tumors. Analysis of the data suggests an overall good outcome from acoustic neuroma surgery; however, when discussing the possible effects on postoperative QOL, even the potential minor problems should not be minimized, especially in patients undergoing operation for small or intracanalicular tumors.

journal_name

Neurosurg Focus

journal_title

Neurosurgical focus

authors

Schwartz MS,Riddle SA,Delashaw JB Jr,Horgan MA,Kellogg JX,McMenomey SO

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-09-15 00:00:00

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e3

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3

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1092-0684

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050303

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5

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