Understanding the Translabyrinthine Approach for Neurosurgery Residents: Operative & Educational Video
Abstract
This video demonstrates translabyrinthine resection of a 3.2 cm left vestibular schwannoma in a 67-year-old woman with progressive hearing loss and new trigeminal symptoms. Near-total resection (~99%) was achieved with cranial nerve monitoring, preserving facial function. Postoperative House-Brackmann II palsy resolved in five weeks. The video highlights surgical anatomy, stepwise technique, intraoperative decision-making, and complication avoidance, providing neurosurgery residents an educational framework for managing large vestibular schwannomas via the translabyrinthine approach. Publication History Article published online: 27 February 2026 © 2026. Thieme. All rights reserved. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Oswald-Hesse-Straße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany
Fields of Study & Subjects
Meningioma and schwannoma management
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Ear and Head Tumors
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- S 01
- Pages
- S1–S548
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN