A series of 112 fully endoscopic resections of vestibular schwannomas

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 362-368

  Kabil, M S ^a   Shahinian, Hrayr K ^a  

^a Skull Base Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Endoscopic; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME; VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33947132330     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-955068     Document Type: Article

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