Postoperative Dysgeusia Following Microsurgical Resection for Acoustic Neuroma: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Overview

Journal Neurosurg Rev

Specialty Neurosurgery

Date 2024 Sep 4

PMID 39230764

Authors

Ali Haider Bangash

Ayesha Khalid

Bipin Chaurasia

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the collated rate of postoperative dysgeusia after microsurgical intervention in acoustic neuroma patients.

Methods: The systematic review with meta-analysis was undertaken following PRISMA guidelines. A thorough search of PubMed/Medline, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Epistemonikos was undertaken for studies published up until May 16, 2024 reporting postoperative taste disturbance rates after microsurgical intervention for acoustic neuroma. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed via the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized research (MINORS) tool. Using MedCalc (v. 20.215) software, the random-effects model was developed for proportional meta-analysis.

Results: Eight studies, encompassing 2,402 patients (mean age = 49.06 years; 48.54% female population), were included in the analysis. The overall pooled rate of postoperative dysgeusia following microsurgical management of acoustic neuroma was 23.7% (95% CI: 9.266-42.359, p < 0.0001). When stratified by surgical approach, the rate of postoperative dysgeusia for the retrosigmoid approach was 18.8% (95% CI: 2.821-44.461, p < 0.0001). Postoperative dysgeusia data stratified for other major microsurgical approaches (subtemporal and translabirynthine approaches) was not reported by any of the included studies.

Conclusion: Our systematic review and meta-analysis calculated a collated rate of almost 25% and recognized postoperative dysgeusia as a common complication following microsurgical management of acoustic neuromas. These results highlight the significance of preoperative counselling and the development of strategies that minimize the likelihood of harm to the chorda tympani nerve during microsurgical intervention for acoustic neuroma.

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