Vestibular schwannoma treatment : patients’ perceptions and outcomes
Godefroy, W.P.
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Godefroy, W. P. (2010, February 18). Vestibular schwannoma treatment : patients’
perceptions and outcomes. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14754
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Ves bular Schwannoma Treatment:
Pa ents’ Percep ons and Outcomes
W.P. Godefroy
Ves bular Schwannoma Treatment: Pa ents’ Percep ons and Outcomes / W.P. Godefroy, Thesis, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Cover design: Ruud Beijersbergen / Nathalie Brugman Lay-out: Legatron Electronic Publishing, Ro erdam
Printed by: Ipskamp Drukkers BV, Enschede, The Netherlands
Financial support for prin ng of this thesis was received from GlaxoSmithKline, Schering-Plough, Artu Biologicals, Stallergenes, Atos Medical, Schoonenberg Hoorcomfort, Beter Horen, Na onale Hoors ch ng / Sponsor Bingo Loterij, DeciBel hoortoestellen, Entermed, ALK Abello, Olympus and Vos Interieur BV.
ISBN: 978-90-4025068-7
© 2010 W.P. Godefroy
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced, distributed, stored in a retrieval system or transmi ed in any form or by any means, without permission of the author, or when appropriate, of the publishers of the publica ons.
Ves bular Schwannoma Treatment:
Pa ents’ Percep ons and Outcomes
Proefschri
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magni cus prof. mr. P.F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promo es te verdedigen op donderdag 18 februari 2010
klokke 15.00 uur
door
Willem Paul Godefroy
geboren te Hamelen in 1975
Promotores: Prof. dr. ir. J.H.M. Frijns Prof. dr. A.A. Kaptein
Co-promotor: Dr. A.G.L. van der Mey
Overige leden: Prof. dr. C.J.J. Avezaat (Ro erdam) Prof. dr. K. Graamans (Nijmegen) Prof. dr. R.J. Stokroos (Maastricht)
Voor MarieLouise en Pepijn
Table of contents
Chapter 1 Introduc on and outline of the thesis 9
Chapter 2 Illness percep ons, coping, and quality of life in ves bular 27 schwannoma pa ents at diagnosis
Otology & Neurotology, 2008;29:839-845
Chapter 3 Conserva ve treatment of ves bular schwannoma: 45 a follow-up study on clinical and quality of life outcome
Otology & Neurotology, 2009; in press
Chapter 4 Quality of life and clinical outcome a er radiosurgery for 61 ves bular schwannoma
Clinical Otolaryngology, submi ed
Chapter 5 Translabyrinthine surgery for disabling ver go in ves bular 75
schwannoma pa ents
Clinical Otolaryngology, 2007;32:167-172
Chapter 6 Intratemporal facial nerve transfer with direct coapta on to 89 the hypoglossal nerve
Otology & Neurotology, 2007;28:546-550
Chapter 7 Surgery for large ves bular schwannoma: residual tumor 103
and outcome
Otology & Neurotology, 2009;30:629-634
Chapter 8 General discussion and conclusion 121
Summary and concluding remarks 131
Samenva ng 137
Curriculum vitae 143
