Need for facial reanimation after operations for vestibular schwannoma: Patients perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-80

  Tos, Tina ^a,b   Caye Thomasen, Per ^a   Stangerup, Sven Eric ^a   Thomsen, Jens ^a   Tos, Mirko ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Facial palsy; Reanimation of the face; Vestibular schwannoma surgery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACIES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SELF EVALUATION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY IMAGE; DENMARK; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0037266320     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310005595     Document Type: Article

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