Gamma Knife treatment of acoustic neurinoma

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 57-64

  Kwon, Y ^a,b   Kim, J H ^a   Lee, D J ^a   Kim, C J ^a   Lee, J K ^a   Kwun, B D ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acoustic neurinoma; Delayed radiation change; Facial neuropathy; Gamma Knife; Hearing preservation; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031727443     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056407     Document Type: Conference Paper

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