Fully endoscopic excision of vestibular schwannomas

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 329-332

  Shahinian, Hrayr K ^a   Eby, J B ^a   Ocon, M ^a  

^a Skull Base Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Endoscopic surgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; KEYHOLE RETROSIGMOID CRANIOTOMY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEURILEMOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 13844289292     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830122     Document Type: Article

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