Endoscope-assisted microsurgical resection of epidermoid tumors of the cerebellopontine angle

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-232

  Schroeder, Henry W S ^a   Oertel, Joachim ^b   Gaab, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle; Epidermoid; Microsurgery; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOACUSIS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 3242786372     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.2.0227     Document Type: Article

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