Surgical anatomy of the singular nerve

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 576-580

  Leuwer, Rudolf M ^a   Westhofen, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic persistent positional vertigo; Round window topography; Selective neurectomy; Surgical therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TEMPORAL BONE; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 0029967059     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489609137892     Document Type: Article

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