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Obtaining SANS Neurosurgery Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
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June’s SANS Neurosurgery CME include:
Free Editor Choice with CME: Management of Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas
Background: As new treatment modalities develop for the management of vestibular schwannomas (VS) in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2, it remains crucial to ascertain the natural history of the disease.
Objective: To determine the relationship between hearing and tumor growth in patients undergoing conservative VS management.
Methods: Patients harboring bilateral VS with at least 1 year of radiological follow-up were selected. Conservative management was proposed based on the small tumor size and/or serviceable hearing at presentation. Tumor size was calculated by using the 2-component box model and reported as mean tumor diameter. Hearing was evaluated by using pure-tone average and the American Academy of Otololaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgery classification.
Free CME Article: The Durability of Carotid Endarterectomy
Background: Carotid endarterectomy is a low-risk treatment for carotid occlusive disease. Recent clinical trials have suggested that carotid angioplasty may be a viable alternative. One important issue that has not been evaluated is the long-term recurrent stenosis rate after either intervention.
Objective: To examine the risk of recurrent stenosis after carotid endarterectomy and to provide long-term data on the durability of carotid endarterectomy.
Methods: A total of 1335 sequential patients were followed up prospectively with annual carotid ultrasonography. All patients were maintained on antiplatelet therapy, and arteriotomies were closed with a patch graft. Operations were performed under general anesthesia with electroencephalographic monitoring and selective shunting. There were no changes in surgical technique during this study.
Obtaining SANS Neurosurgery Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
Combining the power of neurosurgery’s most popular online learning resource with its most influential peer-reviewed journal, SANS Neurosurgery offers subscribers the resources to stay ahead in the rapidly moving field. Test your knowledge and neurosurgical decision-making skills with questions pulled from each issue of Neurosurgery. This SANS product provides users with the latest pearls and constantly evolving information from the latest scientific neurosurgery articles.
