Chorda tympani nerve function after middle ear surgery

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-340

  Clark, Matthew P A ^a,b   O'Malley, Steve ^a  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesteatoma; Chorda tympani nerve; Myringoplasty; Stapedectomy; Taste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEATOMA; CHORDA TYMPANI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; MYRINGOPLASTY; NERVE FUNCTION; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAPEDECTOMY; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR; CHORDA TYMPANI NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; MYRINGOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPES SURGERY; TASTE DISORDERS;

EID: 34247218611     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000247820.16325.f0     Document Type: Article

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