Clinicoradiological and surgical considerations in the treatment of cholesterol granuloma of the petrous pyramid

Skull Base

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 263-267

  Bockmühl, Ulrike ^a   Khalil, Hisham S ^a   Draf, Wolfgang ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholesterol granuloma; Skull base; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PETROUS BONE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE TUMOR; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TINNITUS;

EID: 29444436516     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-918618     Document Type: Article

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