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Seal

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New Laser Technology
« on: January 29, 2009, 09:10:17 am »
Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of this new technology for laser surgery on tumors?    This sounds like a huge jump in minimizing the invasive surgery. 

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/19/laser.surgery/index.html

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Diagnosed 1/14/09 - 2.4cm AN right side --- about 70% cycstic
Retrosigmoid wiih McKenna & Barker - total removal successful on April 13th. 
Issues: balance, facial & mouth numbness, hearing loss right side
Results:   numbness gone, balance is good, SSD right side. Great results.

GRACE1

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Re: New Laser Technology
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2009, 09:17:58 am »
I had not heard of this, but it sounds very exciting and promising.

Grace
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Diagnosed 7/06: AN - right side: 1.3cm in transverse dimension, 6mm in AP dimension, and 6mm in cephalocaudal dimension.
GK 12/06- Wake Forest Univ Baptist Med Ctr
MRI 5/07- Some necrosis;  Now SSD
MRI 12/08- AN size has reduced 50%
MRI 12/11- AN stable (unchanged from 12/08)
Next MRI: 12/16

sgerrard

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Re: New Laser Technology
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2009, 10:17:50 am »
This came up in an earlier topic:
http://anausa.org/forum/index.php?topic=8322.0

Not much solid info, but I think the answer is that so far it is not used on ANs.

Steve
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8 mm left AN June 2007,  CK at Stanford Sept 2007.
Hearing lasted a while, but left side is deaf now.
Right side is weak too. Life is quiet.

wendysig

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Re: New Laser Technology
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2009, 07:23:20 am »
Quote from: sgerrard on January 29, 2009, 10:17:50 am
This came up in an earlier topic:
http://anausa.org/forum/index.php?topic=8322.0

Not much solid info, but I think the answer is that so far it is not used on ANs.]

I've read about this before and it sounds like it has exciting possibilities.  Perhaps eventually it will be used to treat ANs.  If so, I will be very happy for those who are treated in this manner.

Wendy
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1.3 cm at time of diagnosis -  April 9, 2008
2 cm at time of surgery
SSD right side translabyrinthine July 25, 2008
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Extremely grateful for the wonderful Dr. Choe & Dr. Chen
BAHA surgery 1/5/09
Doing great!
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