Do the complications of mastoid surgery differ from those of the disease?

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 355-357

  Wormald, P J ^a,b   Nilssen, E L K ^a  

^a Department Ofotolaryngology   (South Africa)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications; Consent; Mastoid surgery; Risks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; MEDICAL RECORD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031397160     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1997.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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