Hearing Outcomes in the Surgical Management of Petroclival Malignancies: Understanding the Impact of Surgical Strategy and Adjuvant Radiotherapy

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the impact of surgical strategies and adjuvant radiotherapy on hearing outcomes in petroclival malignancies.
• Analyzed hearing outcomes following surgical interventions for petroclival malignancies
• Compared ETPA approach with open surgery
• Assessed rates of gross total resection and new post-treatment hearing loss
• ETPA approach did not increase post-treatment hearing loss rates compared to open surgery
• Higher rates of gross total resection observed with ETPA
• Future studies expected to clarify hearing morbidity after Eustachian tube manipulation