Neurotologic Surgery for Glomus Tumors
This article reviews the important aspects of glomus tumor management. The biology and histology of these tumors are unique and have an impact on treatment strategies. Nonsurgical options, such as…
Ototoxicity of Ototopical Drops—An Update
Various topical preparations are widely used for treating external otitis, acute otitis media with perforation, post-tympanostomy tube otorrhea, and chronic suppurative otitis media. Solutions and suspensions that enter the middle…
Surgical Approaches and Complications in the Removal of Vestibular Schwannomas
Vestibular schwannomas are benign tumors that usually originate from the balance portion of cranial nerve VIII. The treatment options currently available for vestibular schwannomas include observation with serial imaging, stereotactic…
Lesions of the Petrous Apex: Diagnosis and Management
Management of petrous apex pathology poses a unique challenge even to the most seasoned skull base surgeons. The central location in the skull base with adjacent critical neurovascular structures makes…
LINAC Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Treatment of Acoustic Neuromas
This article provides an introduction to radiation therapy as it applies to intracranial tumors. It also provides a review of the natural growth progression of acoustic neuromas and accuracy of…
Guiding Patients Through the Choices for Treating Vestibular Schwannomas: Balancing Options and Ensuring Informed Consent
Counseling patients who are diagnosed with vestibular schwannomas, formerly known as acoustic neuromas, can be challenging. The health care provider has the responsibility to explain, in understandable language, to the…
Stereotactic Radiation Techniques in the Treatment of Acoustic Schwannomas
Medical decision-making is based on benefit-to-cost analysis. Optimally, treatment obtains a high degree of benefit while minimizing the physical, social, and financial costs. The goals of the treatment of acoustic…
Intracranial Pressure Concerns in Lateral Skull Base Surgery
This article serves as a concise review of cerebrospinal fluid metabolism and intracranial pressure regulation for otolaryngologists and lateral skull base surgeons. It examines the methodologies for maintaining cerebrospinal fluid…
Evaluation and Management of Endolymphatic Sac and Duct Tumors
The endolymphatic sac tumor is a slow-growing, locally aggressive neoplasm that originates from the epithelium of the endolymphatic sac and duct. Disease progression can lead to profound sensorineural hearing loss,…
Advances in Skull Base Imaging
Despite being introduced in the 1970s and 1980s, CT and MRI continue to be the primary imaging modalities for the temporal bone and skull base. Although the general concepts and…
