Table 3: Postoperative morbidity in cystic and solid VS patients: The incidence of postoperative hematoma, hydrocephalus and low nerves dysfunction was statistically significant in patients with cystic VS.
Complications |
CVS (n = 12) |
SVS (n = 32) |
P value |
Hematoma |
04 (33, 33%) |
01 (3, 12%) |
0.015 |
Infection |
01 (8, 33%) |
00 |
0.273 |
Cerebrospinal fluid leak |
04 (33, 33%) |
01 (3, 12%) |
0.015 |
low nerves dysfunction |
04 (33, 33%) |
01 (3, 12%) |
0.015 |
Hydrocephalus |
03 (25%) |
01 (3, 12%) |
0.026 |
mortality |
01 (8, 33%) |
00 |
0.273 |
CVS: Cystic Vestibular Schwanomma; SVS: Solid Vestibular Schwanomma