Cranial nerve preservation in surgery for large acoustic neuromas

Skull Base

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Roland Jr , J Thomas ^a,b   Fishman, Andrew J ^a   Golfinos, John G ^a   Cohen, Noel ^a   Alexiades, George ^a   Jackman, Alexis H ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Facial nerve; Translabyrinthine approach

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICRODISSECTION; MICROSURGERY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 3042569681     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-828699     Document Type: Article

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