Landmarks for parotid gland surgery

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 122-125

  Alexander De Ru, J ^a   Van Benthem, Peter Paul G ^a   Bleys, Ronald L A W ^a   Lubsen, Herman ^a   Hordijk, Gert Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Facial Nerve; Parotid Gland; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; MASTOID; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PAROTID GLAND; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

CADAVER; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAROTID GLAND;

EID: 0035117554     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215011907721     Document Type: Article

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