LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Results from a newly released 9-year study is bringing newfound hope to the approximately 3,000 Americans diagnosed each year with acoustic neuromas (AN), little-known brain tumors that can have devastating and even fatal consequences for sufferers. The study of 527 patients conducted and championed by renowned brain surgeon Hrayr Shahinian, M.D., medical director of the Skull Base Institute in Los Angeles, shows that his minimally invasive “keyhole” procedure is safer and more effective than the invasive approaches favored by most surgeons. Patients undergoing the keyhole technique were more likely to have their hearing preserved, experience far less facial paralysis and enjoy fewer post-operative complications than those undergoing traditional procedures.
