Endolymphatic sac surgery: Why we do not do it. The non-specific effect of sac surgery

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 208-211

  Thomsen, J ^a,b   Kerr, A ^a   Bretlau, P ^a   Olsson, J ^a   Tos, M ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endolymphatic sac; Meniere's disease; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROCOCHLEOGRAPHY; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; HEARING; HUMAN; MASTOIDECTOMY; MENIERE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030018255     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1996.tb01726.x     Document Type: Article

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