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The findings at CT examinations, performed on 46 patients with acoustic neurinomas about 6 months after translabyrinthine surgery, were analyzed and compared with preoperative findings. Direct as well as indirect signs of expansion had disappeared postoperatively. Bulging of cerebellar tissue towards the operative defect in the petrous bone, a finding not connected with local adhesions, was notable. Hypodensity in the vicinity of the removed tumor occurred either due to local widening of the subarachnoid space or due to changes within the cerebellar parenchyma. Local and general widening of the fourth ventricle as a sign of atrophy was a frequent finding.
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Larsson, EM., Cronqvist, S., Sundbärg, G. et al. Postoperative CT findings in acoustic neurinomas operated upon by a translabyrinthine approach. Neuroradiology 28, 199–202 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00548192
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00548192