Resection of large vestibular schwannomas: Facial nerve preservation in the context of surgical approach and patient-assessed outcome

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 643-649

  Anderson, Douglas E ^a   Leonetti, John ^a   Wind, Joshua J ^a   Cribari, Denise ^a   Fahey, Karen ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Surgical approach; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA BASE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR NYSTAGMUS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; NEUROSURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744396100     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.4.0643     Document Type: Review

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