Facial nerve outcomes in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity5 @entity2103 @entity912
OBJECTIVE: To better understand the characteristics and outcomes of @entity2103 ( @entity2103 ) over a 30-year period. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Subspecialty practice at a tertiary hospital. @entity1 : Fifty-six @entity1 diagnosed with FNS over a 30-year period. METHODS: Preoperative data (audiologic data, facial nerve [FN] function, and @entity1 symptoms), intraoperative data ( @entity5 location, total versus subtotal resection, and FN status), and postoperative data (audiologic data, FN function, and recurrence) were collected. Mann-Whitney and   2 analyses were done to determine which factors correlated with poor FN outcomes (defined as House-Brackmann >=  4). RESULTS: Of the 56 @entity1 in this study, 53 (94.6%) underwent surgical resection of their FNS. Of those @entity1 , 45 (84.9%) underwent total resection, and 8 (15.1%) underwent subtotal resection. Subtotal resection was associated with a statistically significant decreased risk of having postoperative HB grade >=  4 (odds ratio, 0.09; 95% confidence interval, 0.01-0.77; p = 0.028). Of those undergoing a subtotal resection, no @entity1 had further @entity5 growth seen on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (average time of last magnetic resonance imaging since operation, 44.9 mo). @entity5 location was not statistically associated with poor FN outcome (all p > 0.05). Preoperative FN @entity912 was the only preoperative clinical finding statistically associated with poor FN outcomes (p = 0.004). CONCLUSION: We have identified multiple characteristics of FNS as well as multiple factors associated with increased statistical risk of poor FN outcomes.
