Facial neuropathy in early postoperative period after resection of cerebellopontine angle tumor using various modalities of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors:

Селиверстова Е.Г.,

Михаил Владимирович Синкин,

Андрей Анатольевич Гринь

Журнал: Вопросы нейрохирургии имени Н.Н. Бурденко. 2026;90(1):100-107.

DOI: 10.17116/neiro202690011100

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the incidence of facial neuropathy after microsurgical resection of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors using various intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) scenarios.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

We analyzed 792 articles from PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and e-library databases and selected 35 eligible studies. There were 4.657 patients including 1.173 ones with facial neuropathy after CPA tumor resection. Statistical analysis was performed using OpenMeta Analyst software. Differences were significant at p< 0.05.

RESULTS

The pooled incidence of postoperative facial neuropathy after CPA tumor resection was 28.9% (95% CI: 23.3% — 34.6%). In case of multimodal IONM, this value decreased to 23.5% (95% CI: 17.9% — 29.2%). This demonstrates significant effectiveness of this approach compared to direct facial nerve stimulation and resting EMG monitoring.

Keywords

facial neuropathy
intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring
cerebellopontine angle tumor

Дата поступления: 28.01.2025

Дата принятия в печать: 26.11.2025

Дата публикации: 11.02.2026

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