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      Fresado de la fosa subarcuata para liberar la arteria cerebelosa anteroinferior en una cirugía de un Schwannoma vestibular Translated title: Drilling of the subarcuate fossa to release the anterior inferior cerebellar artery in a surgery of a vestibular Schwannoma

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          Resumen

          Introducción:

          El abordaje suboccipital retrosigmoideo es la vía principal para la resección de los Schwannomas vestibulares (SV). La relación vascular más constante de los nervios del conducto auditivo interno es la arteria cerebelosa anteroinferior (ACAI); pudiendo su recorrido presentarse como un serio obstáculo para la resección completa de la lesión.

          Descripción del Caso:

          Paciente varón de 38 años, con diagnóstico presuntivo de SV por resonancia magnética (Grado T3B). Se realiza cirugía por vía retrosigmoidea. Se observa a la ACAI totalmente recubierta por tejido dural y óseo, cuya liberación fue posible mediante fresado en la fosa subarcuata. Se logra una exéresis completa del tumor. El paciente evolucionó durante el estado posoperatorio sin déficit neurológico agregado.

          Discusión:

          La ACAI ha sido descripta en escasas publicaciones fijada a la duramadre y/o incrustada en el hueso de la fosa subarcuata, impidiendo la resección completa de SV, especialmente de la porción intracanalicular. Sin embargo, su liberación supone riesgo adicional de lesión vascular.

          Conclusión:

          La lesión de la ACAI puede ser causal de alta morbilidad, por lo que el neurocirujano debe estar preparado para reconocer y resolver este tipo de situaciones.

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          Introduction:

          A retrosigmoid suboccipital approach is the route most commonly utilized to resect vestibular schwannomas (VS). However, the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) usually runs adjacent to internal auditory canal nerves, and its course may severely impede total tumor resection.

          Case Report:

          A 38-year-old male patient presented with presumed grade T3B VS, diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Surgery was performed using a retrosigmoid approach, during which the AICA was identified to be completely covered by dural and bone tissue. Further drilling in the subarcuate fossa was necessary to release the AICI, allowing for total gross resection of the VS. No neurological deficits were observed postoperatively.

          Discussion:

          On rare occasions, the AICA has been described fixed to the dura and/or embedded within subarcuate fossal bone, thereby preventing removal of the intra-canalicular portion of the VS and, hence, total resection. However, AICA release adds to the risk of vascular injury.

          Conclusion:

          Injury to the AICA may cause high morbidity in patients with a VS. Neurosurgeons must be able to recognize and deal with certain anatomical configurations that place patients at particularly high risk.

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          Management of 1000 vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas): surgical management and results with an emphasis on complications and how to avoid them.

          To identify the actual benefits and persisting problems in treating vestibular schwannomas by the suboccipital approach, the results and complications in a consecutive series of 1000 tumors surgically treated by the senior author were analyzed and compared with experiences involving other treatment modalities. Pre- and postoperative clinical statuses were determined and radiological and surgical findings were collected and evaluated in a large database for 962 patients undergoing 1000 vestibular schwannoma operations at Nordstadt's neurosurgical department from 1978 to 1993. By the suboccipital transmeatal approach, 979 tumors were completely removed; in 21 cases, deliberate partial removal was performed either in severely ill patients for decompression of the brain stem or in an attempt to preserve hearing in the last hearing ear. Anatomic preservation of the facial nerve was achieved in 93% of the patients and of the cochlear nerve in 68%. Major neurological complications included 1 case of tetraparesis, 10 cases of hemiparesis, and caudal cranial nerve palsies in 5.5% of the cases. Surgical complications included hematomas in 2.2% of the cases, cerebrospinal fluid fistulas in 9.2%, hydrocephalus in 2.3%, bacterial meningitis in 1.2%, and wound revisions in 1.1%. There were 11 deaths occurring at 2 to 69 days postoperatively (1.1%). The techniques that were developed for avoidance of complications are reported. The analysis identifies preexisting severe general and/or neurological morbidity, cystic tumor formation, and major caudal cranial nerve deficits as relevant risk factors. The current treatment options of complete tumor resection with ongoing reduction of morbidity are well fulfilled by the suboccipital approach. By careful patient selection, the mortality rate should be further reduced to below 1%.
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            The cerebellopontine angle and posterior fossa cranial nerves by the retrosigmoid approach.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Surg Neurol Int
                Surg Neurol Int
                SNI
                Surgical Neurology International
                Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )
                2229-5097
                2152-7806
                2018
                13 August 2018
                : 9
                : Suppl 3 , SNI: Revista Argentina de Neurocirugia, a supplement to SNI
                : S66-S72
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina
                [2 ]Cátedra de Neurología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
                [3 ]Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
                [4 ]Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Darío Conteras, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
                [5 ]Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Civil, Guadalajara, México
                [6] FLENI. C. A. B. A., Buenos Aires
                [7] Clínica Privada Vélez Sársfield. Córdoba, Córdoba
                [8] Hospital Rivadavia. C. A. B. A., Buenos Aires
                [9] Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires. C. A. B. A., Buenos Aires
                [10] Hospital de Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce. Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author
                Article
                SNI-9-66
                10.4103/sni.sni_219_18
                6108169
                30186670
                9cdb346f-4470-4b06-94d1-22f4ec5e19db
                Copyright: © 2018 Surgical Neurology International

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                History
                : 03 July 2018
                : 11 July 2018
                Categories
                Case Report

                Surgery
                anterior inferior cerebellar artery,subarcuate fossa,vestibular schwannoma,fosa subarcuata,arteria cerebelosa antero inferior,schwannoma vestibular

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