Surgical treatment of dumbbell-shaped jugular foramen schwannomas.

摘要: Object Schwannomas of the jugular foramen are rare, comprising between 2 and 4% intracranial schwannomas. The authors retrospectively analyzed their surgical experience with schwannomas lower cranial nerves that presented intra- extracranial extensions through an enlarged foramen. transcondylar suprajugular approach was used without sacrificing labyrinth or integrity bulb. In this report clinical radiological features discussed complications analyzed. Methods This retrospective study includes six patients (three women three men, mean age 31.6 years) dumbbell-shaped were surgically treated by senior author during a 5.5-year period. One patient had undergone previous surgery elsewhere. Glossopharyngeal vagal nerve deficits most common signs (appearing in all patients), followed hypoglossal accessory (66.6%). Two more symptoms present e...