A study of chorda tympani nerve injury and related symptoms following middle-ear surgery

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-192

  Gopalan, Pushkas ^a,c   Kumar, M ^a   Gupta, D ^b   Phillipps, J J ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorda Tympani Nerve; Ear; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Treatment Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHORDA TYMPANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; MYRINGOPLASTY; MYRINGOTOMY; NERVE INJURY; PERILYMPH FISTULA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHORDA TYMPANI NERVE; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; MYRINGOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TASTE DISORDERS; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 16844372832     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215053561657     Document Type: Article

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