The use of stereotactic navigation guidance in minimally invasive transnasal nasopharyngectomy: A comparison with the conventional open transfacial approach

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 892, 2002, Pages 345-350

  To, E W H ^a   Yuen, E H Y ^a   Tsang, W M ^a   Lai, E C H ^a   Wong, G K C ^a   Sun, D T F ^a   Chan, D T M ^a   Lam, J M K ^a   Ahuja, A ^a   Poon, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NOSE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; ORAL SURGERY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PROTECTION; RECURRENT CANCER; SAFETY; SKULL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036555241     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.892.750345     Document Type: Article

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